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The compound Aluminum Chloride has 3 chloride atoms. This compound can be represented by the chemical formula

A) Al3Cl
B) Al3Cl3
C) AlCl
D) AlCl3

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D) ALCL3 is the correct answer :)
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Answer: The correct option is (D).

Step-by-step explanation:

The aluminium chloride has three chloride atoms. Here three chlorine atoms are surrounding one aluminium atom.

Aluminium is with 3+ charge that is cation and and chlorine is with 1- charge that is anion.Three chloride ions (with 1- charge) will neutralize the positive charge on the aluminium cation.

So, the chemical formula will be
AlCl_3

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