Be and Al exhibit many properties which are similar, but the two elements differ in:

exhibiting amphoteric nature of their oxides

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forming polymeric hydrides

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forming covalent halides

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exhibiting maximum covalence in compounds

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Solution

The correct option is D
exhibiting maximum covalence in compounds

Al has vacant d-orbital for bonding but Be does not.

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