Question

What is meant by Catenation? ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

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The self linking ability of carbon with other hydrocarbon is called Catenation....

Carbon is present in atmosphere with 0.03% and 0.02% in earth's crust..... but has immense significance

Answer 2

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■Catenation is a very special property that is possessed by element like Carbon.

■It is the process of self linking of atoms of an element or a group of atoms.

■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.

■ Sulphur, silicon etc. also show this property to some extent.

■ Sulphur show catenation upto 8 atoms in formation of S-8 molecule of sulphur.