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aluminium chloride

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.23 in modern English

Syllables
alu-mini-um chlo-ride
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

AlCl, only exists in the gas phase when AlCl₃ is heated with aluminium.

Uncountable

noun

AlCl₃, the aluminium salt of hydrochloric acid; forms the covalent dimer Al₂Cl₆ when melted; it has very many industrial applications, including that of a catalyst in Friedel-Crafts reactions.

Uncountable

Usage

Synonyms

aluminum chloride

Questions

What does aluminium chloride mean?
AlCl, only exists in the gas phase when AlCl₃ is heated with aluminium.

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