Explain why SiCl4 reacts with H2O but CCl4 does not?

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Explain why SiCl4 reacts with H2O but CCl4 does not?..

Answer / ks

because carbon ion is small in size and cannot accommodate
4OH- around it

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Explain why SiCl4 reacts with H2O but CCl4 does not?..

Answer / bloody er

bcz,ccl4 can not h2o but sicl4 can easily h2o,so
sicl4 can react with water.

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Explain why SiCl4 reacts with H2O but CCl4 does not?..

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Explain why SiCl4 reacts with H2O but CCl4 does not?..

Answer / baran d.

There is a simple rule that helps you to solve this kind of questions. "Like dissolves like" (polar dissolves polar and non polar dissolves non polar). Here, SiCl4 and H2O are both non polars but CCl4 is polar.

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