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  4. The members of group 14 form tetrahalides of the type MX4. Which of the following halides cannot be readily hydrolysed by water?

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Q. The members of group $14$ form tetrahalides of the type $MX_{4}$. Which of the following halides cannot be readily hydrolysed by water?

The p-Block Elements

Solution:

Except carbon halides, other halides are readily hydrolysed by water. In $CCl_{4}$, the central atom cannot accommodate lone pair of electrons from oxygen atom of water molecule due to absence of $d$-orbitals.