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प्रश्न
Explain why the following compounds behave as Lewis acids?
AlCl3
उत्तर
AlCl3 forms a covalent bond with chlorine by forming three single bonds of chlorine as aluminium has three electrons in its valence shell and act as an electron-deficient compound and act as lewis acid.
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