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Which of the following is/are method(s) to prepare aluminium chloride?

A
Passing dry HCl gas over heated aluminium
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Heating a mixture of alumina and carbon under chlorine gas at atmospheric pressure
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C
Dissolving aluminium metal in dilute hydrochloric acid
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D
Dissolving aluminium hydroxide in dilute hydrochloric acid
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Solution

The correct options are
A Passing dry HCl gas over heated aluminium
B Heating a mixture of alumina and carbon under chlorine gas at atmospheric pressure
C Dissolving aluminium metal in dilute hydrochloric acid
D Dissolving aluminium hydroxide in dilute hydrochloric acid
The methods in option a and option b give anhydrous aluminium chloride while the methods in option c and option d give hydrated aluminium chloride (AlCl3.6H2O). Following are the reactions involved in the methods given in the options:
2Al+6HCl2AlCl3+3H2
Al2O3+3C+3Cl22AlCl3+3CO
2Al+6HCl2AlCl3+3H2
Al(OH)3+3HClAlCl3+3H2O


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