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AlCl3 behaves like a lewis acid. Substantiate this statement.

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In AlCl3 , Al in electron deficient it needs two electrons to complete octet so it act as lewis acid. AlCl3 usually exist as a dimer to achieve octet by bridged Cl atom electron deficient compounds are lewis acids.

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