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Hydrolysis of SiCl4 gives compound X and HCl. On heating to 1000 C. X loses water and forms Y. Identify X and Y respectively.

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SiO2 and Si
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H4SiO4 and SiO2
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SiO2 and SiC
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H4SiO4 and Si
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Solution

The correct option is B H4SiO4 and SiO2
H4SiO41000 oC−−−SiO2+H2O
On hydrolysis, all the bonds of SiCl4 are broken after which H+ forms bonds with Cl and OH forms bonds with Si4+, thus forming H4SiO4 and HCl.
On deep heating, H4SiO4 loses two water molecules to form SiO2

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