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what are two properties of carbon which lead to formation of large number of compounds? why?​

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Answered by Aryan0123
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The 2 properties of carbon which lead to formation of large number of compounds are:

1. Tetravalency:

★ Since, carbon has a valency 4, if it gains 4 electrons to complete it's octet, it would become difficult for the nucleus with 6 protons to hold onto 10 electrons.

★ It could lose 4 electrons. But this would require large amount of energy to remove 4 electrons leaving behind Carbon ion with 6 protons holding onto 10 electrons.

★ Carbon overcomes this problem by sharing it's Valence electrons with other atoms or with carbon atoms. This type of bonding is called Covalent bonding.

2. Catenation:

Catenation is the self linking property of carbon to form long chains and rings through Covalent bond.

Why?

Due to it's small size, carbon has a strong tendency to form multiple bonds by sharing more than 1 electron pair.

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