Question

What is Catenation and tetravalency.?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The ability of carbon to form covalent bonds with other carbon atoms is called catenation. ... Now as we can see above that carbon has 4 unpaired electrons in its excited state so it can form 4 covalent bonds with other atoms and this property of carbon is called tetravalency of carbon.

Answer 2

The valency of carbon is four and one atom of carbon can make four covalent bonds. The branch of organic chemistry deals with the compounds of carbon. ... The properties which make carbon so important are: Catenation. Tetravalency.