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Aluminium chloride acts as a strong Lewis acid because
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Q. Aluminium chloride acts as a strong Lewis acid because
The p-Block Elements
A
$AlCl_3$ is a covalent compound
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B
$AlCl_3$ is an ionic compound
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C
$AlCl_3$ is election-deficient
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D
$AICl_3$ is easily hydrolysed.
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Solution:
$AlCl_3$ is covalent and $Al$ has only sextet of electrons around it. Therefore, $AlCl_3$ is electron deficient and hence acts as a strong Lewis acid.