Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Chemical bonding

Chemical bonding — practice question

Which of the following statements about aluminium chloride is correct?

  • AAluminium chloride has a much higher melting point than magnesium chloride due to the small size of the aluminium ion.
  • BAnhydrous aluminium chloride reacts vigorously with water to form a solution with a pH greater than $7$.
  • CEach $\text{Al}_2\text{Cl}_6$ molecule found in aluminium chloride vapour contains two coordinate bonds.
  • DThe bonding between aluminium and chlorine is strongly ionic due to the large difference in electronegativity.

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