How to think about BeCl2 bond angles

Why BeCl2 bond angles is 180°?
I think Be has 1 lone pair. However it is a mistake. Can you explain it?
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Hi!
As Be is located in the second group of periodic tables it has 2 lone pairs. And each electron binds to one Cl atom , so the structure is linear and the angle is 180

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