What do you mean by Catenation?
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In chemistry, catenation is the bonding of atoms of the same element into a series, called a chain.[1] A chain or a ring shape may be open if its ends are not bonded to each other (an open-chain compound), or closed if they are bonded in a ring (a cyclic compound).
In chemistry, catenation is the bonding of atoms of the same element into a series, called a chain.[1] A chain or a ring shape may be open if its ends are not bonded to each other (an open-chain compound), or closed if they are bonded in a ring (a cyclic compound).Catenation occurs most readily with carbon, which forms covalent bonds with other carbon atoms to form longer chains and structures. This is the reason for the presence of the vast number of organic compounds in nature. Carbon is most well known for its properties of catenation, with organic chemistry essentially being the study of catenated carbon structures (and known as catenae). Carbon chains in biochemistry combine any of various other elements, such as hydrogen, oxygen, and biometals, onto the backbone of carbon, and proteins[contradictory] can combine multiple chains encoded by multiple genes (such as light chains and heavy chains making up antibodies).
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ᴄᴀᴛᴇɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɴᴋᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴀᴛᴏᴍs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ғᴏʀᴍ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴄʜᴀɪɴs. ᴛᴡᴏ ғᴀᴍᴏᴜs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ sɪʟɪᴄᴏɴ. ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀᴛᴏᴍs ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴄᴀᴛᴇɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʀᴇ sᴜʟғᴜʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴏʀᴏɴ.
ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇs ᴏғ ᴀᴛᴏᴍs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғᴏʀᴍ sᴜᴄʜ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴄʜᴀɪɴs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ, sᴜʟғᴜʀ, sɪʟɪᴄᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴏʀᴏɴ.
ᴄᴀᴛᴇɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀs ᴍᴏsᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ғᴏʀᴍs ᴄᴏᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴛ ʙᴏɴᴅs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ᴀᴛᴏᴍs ᴛᴏ ғᴏʀᴍ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴄʜᴀɪɴs ᴀɴᴅ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇs. ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀsᴛ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴄ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏᴜɴᴅs ɪɴ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ. ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ɪs ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ғᴏʀ ɪᴛs ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀᴛɪᴇs ᴏғ ᴄᴀᴛᴇɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴄ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪsᴛʀʏ ᴇssᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟʟʏ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴜᴅʏ ᴏғ ᴄᴀᴛᴇɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇs (ᴀɴᴅ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴄᴀᴛᴇɴᴀᴇ). ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ᴄʜᴀɪɴs ɪɴ ʙɪᴏᴄʜᴇᴍɪsᴛʀʏ ᴄᴏᴍʙɪɴᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴏғ ᴠᴀʀɪᴏᴜs ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs, sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ʜʏᴅʀᴏɢᴇɴ, ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ʙɪᴏᴍᴇᴛᴀʟs, ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋʙᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇɪɴs[ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀᴅɪᴄᴛᴏʀʏ] ᴄᴀɴ ᴄᴏᴍʙɪɴᴇ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟᴇ ᴄʜᴀɪɴs ᴇɴᴄᴏᴅᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇs (sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴄʜᴀɪɴs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ ᴄʜᴀɪɴs ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴛɪʙᴏᴅɪᴇs).
ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ɪs ʙʏ ɴᴏ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ғᴏʀᴍɪɴɢ sᴜᴄʜ ᴄᴀᴛᴇɴᴀᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴍᴀɪɴ-ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ғᴏʀᴍɪɴɢ ᴀɴ ᴇxᴘᴀɴsɪᴠᴇ ʀᴀɴɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴄᴀᴛᴇɴᴀᴇ, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ sɪʟɪᴄᴏɴ, sᴜʟғᴜʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴏʀᴏɴ.
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