Home
Class 11
CHEMISTRY
Aluminium fluoride is ionic while AlCl3 ...

Aluminium fluoride is ionic while `AlCl_3` is covalent. Why ?

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

`F^-` ion is comparatively smaller in size than `Cl^-` ion. `Cl^-` is more polarised than `F^-`. The polarisation in `AlCl_3` is more. So it behaves as a covalent compound.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY: SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES

    PATHFINDER|Exercise QUESTION BANK|85 Videos

  • PERIODIC CLASSIFICATION OF ELEMENTS AND PERIODIC PROPERTIES

    PATHFINDER|Exercise QUESTION BANK|77 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Anhydrous AlCl_3 is a covalent compound but hydrated aluminium chloride is an ionic compound-Explain Why ?

SnCl_2 is an ionic solid while SnCl_4 is a covalent liquid at room temperature - Explain.

Why is CuCl more covalent than NaCl?

LiCl is covalent while NaCI is ionic why?

What kind of a molecule AlCl_3 is ?

TlCl compound is known but AlCl is not why?

AlCl_3 is covalent but ionises in water-why?

Explain: covalent fluorides are chemically more inert than other covalent halides.

There is a considerable increase in covalent radius from N to P, while there is a small increase in covalent radius from As to Bi-why?