Explain why SiCl4 reacts with H2O but CCl4 does not?

Answer Posted / syona neeraj

CCl4 not undergo hydrolysis because, it has all bonds that are non polar & covalent. Also, due to absence of a vacant d- orbital in the central element, no

polarity is induced in the compound.

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