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Why "CCl"_(4) is resistantto hydrolysisbut SiCl_(4) is readily hydrolysed?

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Solution :Due to presenceof vacantd-orbitals in Si, `SiCl_(4)`accepts a lone pair of electronsdonatedby `H_(2)O` moleculeand hence UNDERGOES hydrolysis. Howoverdue to absence of d-orbitalsin `C, "CC"l_(4)` cannot a accepta pair of ELECTRONS from water moleculesand hence does notundergohydrolysis.


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