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Question
Consider the compound, CCl4. How will CCl4 behave with water? Justify.
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Solution
CCl4 completely resists hydrolysis. Carbon does not have any vacant orbital. Hence, it cannot accept electrons from water to form an intermediate. When CCl4 and water are mixed, they form separate layers.
\[\ce{CCl_4 + H_2O -> No reaction}\]
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