In the formation of AlF3, aluminium atom has to lose________electrons.
A
1
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B
2
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C
3
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D
4
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Solution
The correct option is C 3 Al has atomic number 13=2.8.3 so it has valency 3 and can form trivalent ions by losing them to fluorine atoms which is highly electronegative in nature.