Question

what is catination and tetravalency

Answer 1

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Catenation is defined as the ability of an atom to join with the other atoms of the same element and form long chains, be it straight, branched or cyclic.

Carbon atom forms four covalent bonds by sharing valence electrons with other atoms. This is known as tetravalency of carbon,(tetra means four).

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Answer 2

tetravalency means four valency i.e. the element which has 4 electrons in their outer most shell is called tetravalent