Which of the following statements is correct for the compound Al2Cl6?
I) Six Al --- Cl bonds are of same length.
II) The angle Al --- Cl ---Al is 101o.
III) Four Al ---Cl bonds are of same length and two of different length.
IV) The angle Cl --- Al --- Cl is 790 and 118o.
Choose the correct option.
Statements II, III and IV are correct, while statement I is incorrect. It’s correct form is as follows:
The structure of Al2Cl6 is shown below.
The six Al --- Cl bonds are not of the same length.