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Assertion : Among SiCl4 and C Cl4 only...

Assertion : Among `SiCl_4` and `C Cl_4` only `SiCl_4` reacts with water.
Reason : `SiCl_4` is ionic and `C Cl_4` is covalent .

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Assertion `(A)` is correct, but Reason `( R)` is incorrect, `SiCl_(4)` also has covalent bonds. `C Cl_(4)` does not get hydrolysed because carbon does not have vacant d-orbitals, so water cannot donate lone pair of electrons to start the reaction.
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