Multiple choice

A Lewis acid is an electron pair acceptor. Among the following, --------------------- is a lewis acid.

  1. trimethylgallium

  2. trimethylindium

  3. trimethylaluminium

  4. aluminium chloride
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Explanation

Aluminium chloride is the main compound of aluminium and chlorine. It is white, but samples are often contaminated with iron trichloride. It is mainly produced and consumed in the production of aluminium metal. The compound is a Lewis acid.

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