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Beryllium (Be) and fluorine (F) combine to make the compound BeF. What is the chemical name for this compound?

A. beryllium fluoride
B.
beryllium fluorine
OC. beryllide fluoride
D. beryllide fluorine
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Beryllium fluoride

Step-by-step explanation:

The combination of Beryllium (Be) and Fluorine (F) leads to formation of a compound called Beryllium fluoride (BeF). The name is changed to fluoride and not fluorine because the salts of fluorine are called fluoride salts. Beryllium has oxidation state of +2 being a metal with atomic number 4. Fluorine is the lightest halogen and known to be the most electronegative element due to its high affinity to attract electrons and it has atomic number 9. The combination of Be and F is a salt.

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