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✍️Explain though silicon have similar valence electrons configuration as carbon but Carbon shows catenation to a much greater extent why?

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Both carbon (C) and silicon (Si) are placed in 14th group of the periodic table and have four valence electrons in their valence shell. ... This is because of smaller size of carbon and high bond energy of C-C bonds compare to Si-Si bonds. Hence carbon shows catenation to a greater extent than silicon.

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