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aluminium chloride is acovalent compound but it ionizes in water to give al3+ and cl- ions how is that

aluminium chloride is acovalent compound 
but it ionizes in water to give al3+ and cl- ions 
how is that

Grade:11

2 Answers

Kanishk
15 Points
6 years ago
It is an ionic bond with covalent character. The aluminium is highly charged so it polarise the electron cloud of chlorine, so electrons get shared between two atoms . Hence the compound is covalent but the bond is polar covalent.
hemanth
21 Points
6 years ago
the ans is that hydration energy is more than lattice energy
 
 
 
 
but in bonds the covalent character dominates 
and nothing lihe the bond is polar covalent 
okay understand 
 
 
 
:)d
 

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