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Which tetrahalide of group 14 elements i...

Which tetrahalide of group 14 elements is not lewis acid ?

A

`PbCl_(4)`

B

`SiCl_(4)`

C

`C Cl_(4)`

D

All of these

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The correct Answer is:
A
`C Cl_(4)` cannot act as Lewis acid because of non-availability of vacant -d-orbitals in carbon.
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