p-Block Elements-I 2 Question 17
17. Statement I Between $\mathrm{SiCl}{4}$ and $\mathrm{CCl}{4}$, only $\mathrm{SiCl}_{4}$ reacts with water.
Statement II $\mathrm{SiCl}{4}$ is ionic and $\mathrm{CCl}{4}$ is covalent.
$(2001, S, 1 M)$
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Solution:
- $\mathrm{SiCl}_{4}$ reacts with water due to vacant $d$-orbitals available with $\mathrm{Si}$ as:
No such vacant $d$-orbitals are available with carbon, hence $\mathrm{CCl}{4}$ does not react wtih water. Otherwise, both $\mathrm{SiCl}{4}$ and $\mathrm{CCl}_{4}$ are covalent.
Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect.
