CCl_4 does not show hydrolysis but SiCl_4 is readily hydrolysed because:

JEE Main Chemistry question

does not show hydrolysis but is readily hydrolysed because:

(A)Carbon cannot expand its octet but silicon can expand its octetCorrect
(B)Electronegativity of carbon is higher than that of silicon
(C)I.P. of carbon is higher than that of silicon
(D)Carbon forms double and triple bonds but not silicon

Answer: (A)

Solution

Hydrolysis proceeds via nucleophilic attack of water at the central atom, requiring it to expand its coordination beyond 4 in the transition state; silicon, having accessible orbitals, can do this, whereas carbon, with

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