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Why trihalides of group `13` elements fume in moist air?

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They are hydrolysed by water forming hydrogen halides which fume in moist air,
`(MX_(3) + 3H_(2)O rarr M(OH)_(3) + 3HX)`.
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The trihalides of group 13 are hydrolysed by water and they fume in moist air due to the