Question: how does beryllium react with water and hcl

title: Beryllium hydroxide
text: Beryllium hydroxide , Be ( OH ) , is an amphoteric hydroxide , dissolving in both acids and alkalis . Industrially , it is produced as a by - product in the extraction of beryllium metal from the ores beryl and bertrandite . The natural pure beryllium hydroxide is rare ( in form of the mineral behoite , orthorhombic ) or very rare ( clinobehoite , monoclinic ) . When alkali is added to beryllium salt solutions the α - form ( a gel ) is formed . If this left to stand or boiled , the rhombic β - form precipitates . This has the same structure as zinc hydroxide , Zn ( OH ) , with tetrahedral beryllium centers .