Q.

Statement 1  : Between SiCl4 and CCl4, only SiCl4 reacts with water.

Statement 2  :  SiCl4 is ionic and CCl4 is covalent.

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a

 Statement 1 is true. Statement 2 is true : statement 2 is not correct explanation for statement 1

b

Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true 

c

Statement 1 is true : Statement 2 is false 

d

Statement 1 is true. Statement 2 is true : statement 2 is a explanation for statement 1

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

SiCl4  and other tetra chlorides (except CCl4) undergoes hydrolysis due to the presence of empty d orbitals in Si that can accommodate lone pairs of oxygen from water. As C has no vacant d orbitals to accommodate electron pairs donated by oxygen atom of water molecules during hydrolysis, therefore CCl4 cannot undergo hydrolysis.

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