Chemistry
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ISBN: 9780078021510
Author: Raymond Chang Dr., Kenneth Goldsby Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 10, Problem 10.94QP
The compounds carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) and silicon tetrachloride (SiCl4) are similar in geometry and hybridization. However, CCl4 does not react with water but SiCl4 does. Explain the difference in their chemical reactivities. (Hint: The first step of the reaction is believed to be the addition of a water molecule to the Si atom in SiCl4.)
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