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Which of the following statements regarding the structure aluminium chloride is correct?

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a

All the bond lengths Cl-Al in Al2Cl3 are identical

b

All the bond lengths Cl-Al as well as all the bond angles Cl-Al-Cl and Al-Cl-Al are different

c

The bond lengths of terminal Al-Cl and bridged Al-Cl bonds are different and also outer bond angle Cl-Al-Cl and bridged bond angles Cl-Al-Cl and Al-Cl-Al have different values.

d

All the bond angles Cl-Al-Cl and Al-Cl-Al in Al2Cl3 are identical

answer is D.

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The structure of Al2Cl6 is

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Which of the following statements regarding the structure aluminium chloride is correct?