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CHEM 121 Studioby Learn4Less · UBC CHEM 121

Structure card

Aluminum chloride · AlClX3\ce{AlCl3}

AlClClCl
Central Al atom bonded to 3 Cl atoms, with no lone pairs.AlClClCl120°Ideal bond angle: 120°
VSEPR class
AX3\mathrm{AX_3}
Electron geometry
trigonal planar
Shape
trigonal planar
Hybridization (Al)
sp2sp^{2}
Polarity
nonpolar