Question

The property of catenation in group VI A element is only shown by sulphur. Why?

Answer 1

Answer:

Sulphur has 2 electrons in its valence shell and cannot reach octet ... ... Hence,it develops a tendency to share electrons i.e- covalent bonds. The most stable bond it forms is with atoms of the same element as it reaches octet state by doing so. This results in high catenation property.

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Answer 2

Catenation is a property in which elements forms covalent bond and join with itself

Catenation occurs only in sulphur in group 4A because of the following reason.

This is the reason for the presence of the vast number of organic compounds in nature.

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