AlCl3 is a Lewis acid because it has an empty p orbital that can accept an electron pair. The Al atom in AlCl3 is sp2 hybridized, giving it a trigonal planar electron geometry with one empty p orbital sticking up and down to accept electron pairs.
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AlCl3 has an empty p orbital so it can accept a pair of electron (de.pdf
1. AlCl3 has an empty p orbital so it can accept a pair of electron (definition of "lewis acid"). The
Al atom is sp2 hybridized, so it is trigonal planar with the empty p orbital sticking up and down.
Solution
AlCl3 has an empty p orbital so it can accept a pair of electron (definition of "lewis acid"). The
Al atom is sp2 hybridized, so it is trigonal planar with the empty p orbital sticking up and down.