hydrolysis of silicon tetrachloride

Well, I was reading about the hydrolysis of the group 4 tetrachlorides. So, my question is.....what do you get when you hydrolyse silicon tetrachloride? Are silicon trichloride hydroxide and hydrogen chloride formed??
Thanks to anyone who takes the time to answer this post!

Original post by tricky jj

Well, I was reading about the hydrolysis of the group 4 tetrachlorides. So, my question is.....what do you get when you hydrolyse silicon tetrachloride? Are silicon trichloride hydroxide and hydrogen chloride formed??
Thanks to anyone who takes the time to answer this post!

There are two possible answers to this question.

If you add a small amount of silicon tetrachloride to a large body of water you are going to get silicic acid and hydrochloric acid.

If you add water to a sample of silicon chloride you will get silicon dioxide and hydrogen chloride.

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Original post by charco

There are two possible answers to this question.

If you add a small amount of silicon tetrachloride to a large body of water you are going to get silicic acid and hydrochloric acid.

If you add water to a sample of silicon chloride you will get silicon dioxide and hydrogen chloride.