Question

aluminium and chloride ions

Answer 1

Answer:

✓✓✓Aluminum chloride is an ionic salt, which means it is the combination of a metal ion (aluminum) and a non-metal ion (chloride). Atoms are turned into ions when the positive charge of the nucleus doesn't equal the number of electrons in that atom's electron cloud. The chemical formula of aluminum chloride is AlCl3.....

Answer 2

Answer:

3

Explanation:

Al has a charge of +3. Cl has a charge of -1. Hence 3 chloride ions are required to neutralize charge of +3 on aluminium and the compound formed is AlCl3.