catenation is the ability of an atom to form bonds with other atoms of the same element it is executed by the both carbon and silicon compare the ability of
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carbon atom can follow catenation upto hundereds and thousands of carbon-carbon bond chains, but silicon can follow upto only 7 silicon-silicon bonded chain, as it is observed by scientists, and carbon bonds are very strong but silicon does not form that much strong bonds...
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Carbon exhibit catenation much more than silicon or any other elements due to its smaller size the C- C bond strong while the Si- Si bond are comparatively weaker due to its large size.
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