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Explain why alcl3 is called "aluminum chloride" (no prefix required) but ncl3 is called "nitrogen trichloride."
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Explain why alcl3 is called "aluminum chloride" (no prefix required) but ncl3 is called "nitrogen trichloride."

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This is because aluminium forms an ionic bond with chlorine while nitrogen bonds covalently with chlorine.
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