Question

Both sicl4 and ccl4 r non polar ,then why sicl4 reacts with water​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

sicl4 reacts with water because it han vacant d orbital but ccl4 dosenot have any.

Answer 2

Answer:

Silicon and carbon both are the members of 14th group. But Silicon tetrachloride reacts with water while carbon tetrachloride does not . this is due to the fact that the carbon does not have d - orbitals to accept lone pair of electron from water while silicon has vacant d - orbitals to accept lone pair of electron from water