Question

Which of the following halides does not hydrolysed?

• A. $NC{l}_3$
• B. $SiC{l}_4$
• C. $CC{l}_4$
• D. $PC{l}_3$

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$CC{l}_4$ doesn't hydrolysed at ordinary temperature due to absence of vacant orbital in $C$ and large size of $Cl$.