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Step-by-step explanation:
In discussing the reason why Et₃SiCl is more easily hydrolysed than Et₃CCl, we must remember that the electronegativity difference between silicon and chlorine is much higher than the electronegativity difference between carbon and chlorine.
As a result of this, the Si-Cl bond in Et₃SiCl is more polar and hence susceptible to attack by water than the C-Cl bond in Et₃CCl.
Also, it is postulated that the presence of vacant d orbitals on silicon assists hydrolysis in Et₃SiCl. Such vacant orbitals are absent in carbon hence Et₃CCl does not undergo hydrolysis.
The reaction scheme is shown in the image attached to this answer.