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Aluminium chloride dissolved in Water =? When you dissolve aluminium chloride in water, what is the balanced chemical equation? NOTE: Not a chemical reaction, just dissolving.

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Dissolution and dissociation of aluminum chloride:

AlCl₃(s) → Al³⁺(aq) + 3Cl⁻(aq)


The cation of aluminum is hydrolyzed:

Al³⁺ + 2H₂O ⇄ AlOH²⁺ + H₃O⁺
AlOH²⁺ +2H₂O ⇄ Al(OH)₂⁺ + H₃O⁺
Al(OH)₂⁺ + 2H₂O ⇄ Al(OH)₃ + H₃O⁺
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