Question

NH3 is nitrogen trihydride (ammonia) and BF3 is boron trifluoride. What is the name for AlCl3 and why?

Answer 1

its called aluminum chloride because it is actually is a molecular compound and has a valency of 3, making it stable.

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

In
`AlCl_(3)` compound, three chlorine atoms are attached to an aluminium atom.

Since atomic number of aluminium is 13 and it has three extra electrons. So, it donate single electron to each chlorine atom.

Therefore, octet of chlorine gets complete.

As, three chlorine atoms are attached to aluminium so, name of
`AlCl_(3)` is aluminium trichloride.