Question: why anhydrous alcl3 is covalent?
Answer: Anhydrous​ AlCl3 is covalent but AlCl3 is ionic. ... when AlCl3 is dissolved in water it undergoes hydration releasing a lot of energy.. AlCl3+H2O -------> AlCl3.6H2O + Energy. This energy is enough to remove 3e- from Al atom..