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White fumes appear around the bottle of anhydrous aluminium chloride. What is the reason ?

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Anhydrous `AICI_(3)` is hydrolysed partially with atmospheric moisture to liberate Hydrogen chloride gas. Moist `HCl` appears white in colour.
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