Question

What is Catenation and explain why Carbon
forms a large number of compounds?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Carbon is the only element that can form so many different compounds because each carbon atom can form four chemical bonds to other atoms and because the carbon atom is just the right, small size to fit in comfortably as parts of very large molecules. This property is called the catenation.

Answer 2

Answer:

In chemistry, catenation is the bonding of atoms of the same element into a series, called a chain. A chain or a ring shape may be open if its ends are not bonded to each other, or closed if they are bonded in a ring. The words to catenate and catenation reflect the Latin root catena, "chain

Carbon forms a large number of compounds because of the following reasons: ... (b) Catenation: Two carbon atoms readily form covalent bonds and this bond is more stable than the bonds formed by the other elements. (c) Carbon atoms have varying bond order and hybridisation that is it can form double or triple bonds.

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