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Question
Account for the following observations:
AlCl3 is a Lewis acid
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Solution
ln a AlCl3, Aluminium is bonded to 3 chlorine atoms through three covalent bonds and six electrons are shared in the structure. To have complete Octet, AlCl3 lacks two electrons and hence act as an electron acceptor substance or Lewis acid.
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