Beryllium does not react with water even at high temperature, unlike magnesium. This is because:
Solution
Be forms a thin, stable BeO layer on its surface that prevents further reaction with water. Mg also forms MgO but it reacts slowly with steam.
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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: s-Block Elements · Topic: Anomalous Properties of Li and Be
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