Bcl3 is planar but anhydrous AlCl3 is tetrahedral.Explain
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The reason is very simple and stated as follows :
BCl3 has 3 B - Cl single bond and no lone pair around B, hence 6 valence electrons around B. As per VSEPR notation, this molecule takes AX3 notation. The geometry of BCl3 is trigonal planar.
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