What is catenation and which element greatly shows this property?
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Carbon has a unique ability to form strong covalent bonds with other carbon atoms , this results in formation of big molecules. This property of carbon is called catenation.
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The property of element due to which it forms covalent bonds with other atoms of same element to form chain of atoms is called catenation. For example, carbon atoms can combine to each other to form long chains, branched chains and closed rings. Carbon shows the property of catenation to maximum extent.
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