Question

What do you understand by the term catenation? Explain.

Answer 1

• In chemistry, catenation is the bonding of atoms of the same element into a series, called a chain. ... 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.

Answer 2

Answer:

The property of atoms of an element to link with one another by stable covalent bonds to form straight chains,branched chains or rings is called catenation..

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