Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Group 13 trivalent halides get easily hydrolysed by water due to their covalent nature.

Statement II: upon hydrolysis in acidified aqueous solution form

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Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Group 13 trivalent halides get easily hydrolysed by water due to their covalent nature.

Statement II:  upon hydrolysis in acidified aqueous solution forms octahedral  ion.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Statement I: Group 13 trihalides (e.g., , ) are covalent compounds. They readily hydrolyse in water because the central atom (Al, Ga, etc.) is electron deficient and accepts water molecules as Lewis bases. ✓

Statement II: When  dissolves in acidified aqueous solution:

The  ion is octahedral (). ✓

Both statements are correct.

Answer: Option (4)

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