Aluminium fluoride has an ionic bond.
Solid aluminium trifluoride has a three dimensional structure which is surprisingly not well understood. It is probaly mainly ionic. AlF3 in the gas phase is covalent with a planar structure.
Formula: AlF3
The first symbol represnts the compound magnesium iodide (MgI2) and the second symbol represents aluminum fluoride (AlF3)
AlF3
AlF3
Solid aluminium trifluoride has a three dimensional structure which is surprisingly not well understood. It is probaly mainly ionic. AlF3 in the gas phase is covalent with a planar structure.
Formula: AlF3
molar mass AlF3 = 83.98 g/mole33.4 g AlF3 x 1 mole/83.98 g = 0.398 molesEach mole of AlF3 contains 3 moles of F- anions, because AlF3 ==> Al^3+ + 3F^-.Thus, moles of anions = 3 x 0.398 = 1.19 moles of anions
Colorless Solid
The first symbol represnts the compound magnesium iodide (MgI2) and the second symbol represents aluminum fluoride (AlF3)
AlF3
aluminum fluorite
Al(FlO3)3. Al has a charge of +3 and FlO3 has a charge of -1 so 3 fluorate ions are needed for every Al ion to balance the charge of the compound. ***extra--if you didn't know what fluorate was.... A well known ion, ClO3 (the chlorate ion), has a charge of -1. Fl is in the same group as Cl so the fluorate ion will have the same number of oxygens and the same charge as ClO3.
Electrons are shared in a type of bond known as covalent. This type of bond is also considered a chemical bond.
Formula: AlF3
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AlF3