Question

define catenation with examples

Answer 1

ANSWERS...

CARNATION IS THE TENDENCY OF AN ELEMENT TO FORM CHAINS OF IDENTICAL ATOMS OR THE PROPERTY OF ELEMENTS TO EXHIBHIT IN CHAINS.

ITS MAXIMUM FOR CARBON.

EXAMPLE..

CARBON FORMS ITS SATURATED COMPOUNDS LIKE CH4,C2H6.

CH4

.....H
.....⬇
H-C-H
.....⬇
.....H

C2H6

.....H H
.....⬇ .⬇
H-C-C-H
......⬇ ⬇
.....H. H

Answer 2

self linking property of an atom is known as catenation . example- Carbon,i.e.,C-C-C-C.........