Sodium hexametaphosphate is called calgon. Its molecular formula is (NaPO3)6 or Na6P6O18.
The addition of Calgon to hard water causes the calcium and magnesium ions of hard water to displace sodium ions from the anion of Calgon. This results in the removal of calcium and magnesium ions from hard water in the form of a complex with Calgon. The water is softened and sodium ions are released into water.
Few ionic bonds have partial covalent characteristics which were first discussed by a scientist, Kazimierz Fajans in 1923. He gave the rule to predict whether a chemical bond will be covalent or ionic which is now commonly known as Fajan’s rule. The rule can be stated as:
Keeping these rules in mind, we can say that AlCl3 has high covalent character.