Question

Aluminium chloride is an example of:

• A. an acid
• B. a base
• C. an acidic salt
• D. a basic salt

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

an acidic salt

$\underset{}{AlC{l}_3}\Rightarrow$ Lewis (acid salt) since it has vacant d-orbital which can accept $e^{-}$

Salt of

$\underset{}{Al{\left(OH\right)}_3}+\underset{}{HCl}$

$WB$ $SA$

Thus it is an acidic salt.