Question

why dimer of aluminum chloride is formed ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Aluminium has only 3 valence electrons and therefore forms three single covalent bonds with Chlorine atoms. ... Consequently, the molecules pair up or dimerise so that each Aluminium atom has a share of eight electrons in its outer shell.

Answer 2

Answer:

because aluminium can exeed covalency greater than 3 and to attain octetconfiguration

Explanation:

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