Question

Carbon form number of compounds due to which of its two specific properties

Answer 1

Answer:

Catenation and tetravalency

Explanation:

Catenation is the ability or property of an atom to form long chain bonds with same atoms.

Example : CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3

Here, carbon bonds to more than one carbon atoms in long chain format.

Tetravalency is that, carbon as a valency of four, that is, there is a total of four valence electrons in one carbon atom, thus it could form four bonds with other atoms at a time.

Example: CH4

H

|

H-C- H

|

H

here, carbon forms four bonds with four hydrogen atoms.

Answer 2

Answer:

catenation and tetravalenccatenation is the ability of self linking of carbon and carbon to form long chains, branches or rings