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← ScienceWhich consequence results when deionized water contacts powdered aluminium chloride?
A)Formation of bridging hydroxyl complexes
B)Precipitation of aluminium hydroxide✓
C)Suppression of ionic transport
D)Passivation via aluminium oxide layer
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Aluminium chloride is an ionic compound and hygroscopic; it undergoes hydrolysis in water forming hydrochloric acid and aluminium hydroxide due to the hydroxide ions that displace chloride ions. Therefore, a precipitate forms rather than passivation because acidity accelerates the break down of chloride structures.
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