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Why `C Cl_4` is resistant to hydrolysis , but `SiCl_4` is readily hudrolgysed ?

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Due to presence of vacant d-orbitals in Si, `SiCl_(4)` accepts a lone pair of electrons donated by `H_(2)O` molecule and hence undergoes hydrolysis. Howover due to absence of d-orbitals in `C, "CC"l_(4)` cannot a accept a pair of electrons from water molecules and hence does not undergo hydrolysis.
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