Question

The members of group 14 from tetrahalides of the type $\mathrm { MX } _ { 4 }$ which of the following halides cannot be radily hydrolysed by water?

• A. $\mathrm { CX } _ { 4 }$
• B.
• C.
• D. $\mathrm { SnX } _ { 4 }$

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

$\mathrm { CX } _ { 4 }$

Answer 2

: Except carbon halides, other halides are readily hydroylsed by water. in $\mathrm { CCl } _ { 4 }$the central atom cannot accommodate lone pair of electrons from oxygen atom of water molecule due to absence of d – orbitals.