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Q.

Which of the following statement about anhydrous aluminium chloride is correct?

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a

Its anhydrous form is deliquescent and fumes in air.

b

It is not easily hydrolyzed.

c

It sublimes at 20°C under vacuum

d

It is a strong Lewis base

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

AlCl3 forms fumes in moist air because of hydrolysis. Hydration energy of Al3+ is very high, therefore AlCl3 can undergo hydrolysis and thereby known to be hygroscopic in nature.

It sublimes when heated around 180°C.

AlCl3 is electron-deficient, therefore exist as dimer (Al2Cl6) in both vapor phase and in non polar solvents such as benzene, aniline, and so on. This implies that AlCl3 is a Lewis acid not a Lewis base.

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