Why does $$SiCl_4$$ hydrolyse easily while $$CCl_4$$ does not?

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Why does  $$SiCl_4$$  hydrolyse easily while $$CCl_4$$  does not?

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Carbon lacks d-orbitals to accept lone pairs from water molecules. Silicon has vacant 3d-orbitals that can accept lone pairs from $$H_2O$$  , initiating hydrolysis to form  $$Si(OH)_4$$  .

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