NH3 is nitrogen trihydride (ammonia) and BF3 is boron trifluoride. What is the name for AlCl3 and why?
Chemistry · High School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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NH3 is nitrogen trihydride (ammonia) and BF3 is boron trifluoride but name for AlCl3 is aluminum chloride. It does not have the prefix "tri-" since it is ionic compound.