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Published on: August 14, 2026
The members of group 14 from tetrahalides of the type 
which of the following halides cannot be radily hydrolysed by water?
A
B
C
D
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
A
Except carbon halides, other halides are readily hydroylsed by water. in 
the central atom cannot accommodate lone pair of electrons from oxygen atom of water molecule due to absence of d – orbitals.
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