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Carbon tetrachloride does not react with water, but silicon tetrachloride does. The best reason is that
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High School (11–12)
The p-Block Elements
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Carbon tetrachloride does not react with water, but silicon tetrachloride does. The best reason is that
carbon tetrachloride dissolves in water
silicon tetrachloride is ionic
the Si-Cl bond is stronger than the C-Cl bond
silicon has empty 3d orbitals that can accept water, and carbon has no d orbitals and is too small for the water to reach it
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