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Write the chemical formula of aluminium chloride. The valency of aluminium and chlorine is 3 and 1 respectively.

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Solution

Aluminium chloride contains atoms of aluminium and chlorine. It's chemical formula can be obtained through the following steps:
Write symbols of elements present in the
compound
Al Cl
Write the valency of each element 3 1
Interchange the valencies of elements
and write chemical formula
AlCl3

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