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Is Alcl3 Ioni...

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Is Alcl3 Ionic or Covalent?

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AlCl3 is covalent.
The Al3+ cation, being highly charged in nature (has a high charge density), is able to polarize the electron clouds of Cl to such an extent that electrons become shared between Al and Cl. The result is a covalent compound but the bond is a polar covalent bond.

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