Why is ALCL a Lewis acid
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Aluminum chloride (AlCl3) is a Lewis acid because the aluminum atom has an open valence shell. When aluminum chloride is under discussion it is called a Lewis acid or an electrophile. According to Lewis, a species is an acid if it is electron deficient and accept lone pair of elections. So AlCl3 is a Lewis acid.
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