Question

Assertion (A): Catenation is the ability of an atom to form bonds with other
atoms of the same element.
Reason (R): Carbon and silicon both exhibit catenation.
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Did you mean: Assertion (A): Catenation is the ability of an atom to form bonds with other atoms of the same element. Reason (R): Carbon and silicon both exhibit catenation. barrels​

Assertion a ): Catenation is the ability of an atom to form bonds with other atoms of the same element Reason R carbon and silicon both exhibit Catenation

Both carbon and silicon show the ability of catenation. But compounds made by silicon are reactive and less stable. On the other hand, bonds formed by carbon are very strong and hence organic compounds are more stable than silicon compounds. It can be said that carbon shows better catenation ability than silicon.