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Q. Bismuth chloride $(BiCl_3)$, on hydrolysis, yields a white precipitate of

AIIMSAIIMS 1996The p-Block Elements - Part2

Solution:

Except $NF _{3}$ and $BF _{3}$, all other trihalides of this group are hydrolysed by water.

$BiCl _{3}+ H _{2} O \longrightarrow \underset{\text { oxychloride }}{ BiOCl }+2 HCl$