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A:B/w SiCl4 and CCl4 ,only SiCl4 reacts with water.
R:SiCl4 is ionic and CCl4 is covalent
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29The answer shud be C...second statement is false..in SiCl4..Silicon is in +4 oxidation state.....so the compound is covalent..Moreover the correct reason for the Assertion is that Silicon has empty d orbitals in which it can accommodate water molecules whereas Carbon doesnt have...
1here the funda is Si has vacant orbitols to accept the electrons from O of H20 (i mean process of hydrolysis)
so nothing to do with covalance here
its infact SN^2 mechanism giving rise silicates
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