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The tetrahalides of group 14 elements ex...

The tetrahalides of group 14 elements except that of carbon are

A

strong lewins bases

B

strong oxidising agents

C

Strong lewis acids

D

none of these

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The correct Answer is:
C
The halides of carbon do not acts as lewis acids because the carbon cannot accept electrons due to no availibility of vacant d-orbitals.
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