Which of the following is a reducing agent and undergoes hydrolysis?

C H_{4}

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C_{2} H_{6}

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C_{3} H_{8}

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S i H_{4}

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Solution

The correct option is D $S i H_{4}$
Carbon compounds are unable to undergo hydrolysis due to absence of $d$ orbitals. However, $S i$ compounds can easily undergo hydrolysis due to the same fact that it has vacant d orbitals.

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