Given below are two statements.
Statement I Be and Al form the amphoteric oxides.
Statement II Be and 
are metalloids.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
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and 
form amphoteric oxides, 
and 
respectively. These oxides can behave both as base as well as acids.
Aluminium is a lightweight silvery-white metal and beryllium is also a steel-grey metal which is quite brittle at room temperature and resembles some of the properties of aluminium.
Hence, Statement I is true and Statement II is false.
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