Question

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY CATENATION?¹​

Answer 1

Answer:

Catenation, chemical linkage into chains of atoms of the same element, occurring only among the atoms of an element that has a valence of at least two and that forms relatively strong bonds with itself.

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Answer 2

Catenation is the process of bonding atoms of the same element into chains and rings.

• The most common examples of catenation are carbon, silicon, sulfur, and boron.
• Among the examples, carbon is the most common element that is involved in the process of catenation.
• It can form hydrocarbon chains like in the case of propane and ring in the case of benzene.
• The elements in group 4 or the carbon family exhibit the property of catenation.
• The highest tendency of catenation in group 4 are given as :

          C > Si > Ge > Sn > Pb