The compound NCl3 is nitrogen trichloride, but AlCl3 is simply aluminum chloride

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The compound NCl3 is nitrogen trichloride, but AlCl3 is simply aluminum chloride. Why?

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1 AlCl3 is a molecular compound (two or more nonmetals), and therefore in its name prefixes indicate the number of each type of atom-so AlCl3 is aluminum chloride.

2 NCl3 is a molecular compound (two or more nonmetals), and therefore in its name prefixes indicate the number of each type of atom-so NCl3 is nitrogen trichloride.

3 The compound AlCl3 is an ionic compound (metal and nonmetal), and therefore does not require prefixes-so AlCl3 is aluminum chloride.

4 The compound NCl3 is an ionic compound (metal and nonmetal), and therefore does not require prefixes-so NCl3 is nitrogen trichloride.

5 None of the above.

1 AlCl3 is a molecular compound (two or more nonmetals), and therefore in its name prefixes indicate the number of each type of atom-so AlCl3 is aluminum chloride.

2 NCl3 is a molecular compound (two or more nonmetals), and therefore in its name prefixes indicate the number of each type of atom-so NCl3 is nitrogen trichloride.

3 The compound AlCl3 is an ionic compound (metal and nonmetal), and therefore does not require prefixes-so AlCl3 is aluminum chloride.

4 The compound NCl3 is an ionic compound (metal and nonmetal), and therefore does not require prefixes-so NCl3 is nitrogen trichloride.

5 None of the above.

Explanation / Answer

Answer:-

3. The compund AlCl3 is an ionic compound(metal and nonmetal), and therefore does not required prefixes, so AlCl3 is aluminum chloride.

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