NH3 is nitrogen trihydride (ammonia) and BF3 is boron trifluoride. What is the name for AlCl3 and why

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Aluminum chloride - It does not have the prefix "tri-" since it is ionic. The other compounds listed in the question are covalent and require prefixes.

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Refer to the electron configuration of a potassium atom. The outermost electron in a ground-state potassium atom is in the $4s$ orbital (fourth $s$ orbital.)

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