Which of the following halides is inert towards hydrolysis at room temperature?
A
SiCl4
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B
PCl3
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C
NCl3
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D
NF3
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Solution
The correct option is DNF3
Hydrolysis takes place through the coordination with lone pair of electron of water molecule. But neither nitrogen, nor fluorine have vacant d-orbital for coordination. Hence NF3 behaves as inert towards hydrolysis.