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Sicl4 is readily hydrolyzed whereas Ccl4 is not.

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CCl4 doesn't undergo hydrolysis because of the absence of vacant d-orbitals. But in SiCl4 silicon has vacant d-orbitals which can be used for hydrolysis. Hence SiCl4 can undergo hydrolysis.

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