Extraction of Metals - Result Question 74

####77. Which of the two, anhydrous or hydrated AlCl3 is more soluble in diethyl ether? Justify using the concepts of bonding in not more than 2 or 3 sentences.

(2003)

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Solution:

  1. Anhydrous AlCl3 is more soluble in diethyl ether as the oxygen atom of ether donate its lone-pair of electrons to the vacant orbital of Al in electron deficient AlCl3. In case of hydrated AlCl3,Al is not electron deficient as oxygen of water molecule has already donated its lone-pair of electrons to compensate electron deficiency of Al.


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