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Which statement about aluminium chloride is correct?A Aluminium chloride has a much higher melting point than magnesium chloride due to thesmall size of the aluminium ion.B Anhydrous aluminium chloride reacts vigorously with water to form a solution with a pHgreater than 7.C Each Al 2Cl 6 molecule found in aluminium chloride vapour contains two coordinate bonds.D The bonding between aluminium and chlorine is strongly ionic due to the large difference inelectronegativity.

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Which statement about aluminium chloride is correct?A Aluminium chloride has a much higher melting point than magnesium chloride due to thesmall size of the aluminium ion.B Anhydrous aluminium chloride reacts vigorously with water to form a solution with a pHgreater than 7.C Each Al 2Cl 6 molecule found in aluminium chloride vapour contains two coordinate bonds.D The bonding between aluminium and chlorine is strongly ionic due to the large difference inelectronegativity.

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The correct statement about aluminium chloride is D. The bonding between aluminium and chlorine is strongly ionic due to the large difference in electronegativity.

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