BCl3is a monomer that is a gas at room temperature while the analogous Al compound is...

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BCl3is a monomer that is a gas at room temperature while theanalogous Al compound is the Al2Cl2 dimer with 2 chlorides bridgingbetween the two Al's. Draw Lewis structures of each compound andsuggest a reason for the significant differences in the strucutres.Note that it is important that Al and B obey the ocetet rule inyour Lewis strucutures.

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