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Beryllium hydroxide is amphoteric and will dissolve in aqueous sodium hydroxide to give a solution of sodium tetrahydroxyberyllium.

Be(OH)2
  +  
2
NaOH(aq)
         
2
Na+
  +  
[Be(OH)4]2–
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Beryllium hydroxide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sodium hydroxide solution     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sodium ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Beryllate ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: AS
Dissolution: With Ionisation
Type 15 Lewis Acid/Base Complexation Chemistry

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