Question

what is the cause of catenation ?

Answer 1

Answer:

Catenation occurs most readily with carbon, which forms covalent bonds with other carbon atoms to form longer chains and structures. This is the reason for the presence of the vast number of organic compounds in nature. ... The versatile chemistry of elemental sulfur is largely due to catenation.

Answer 2

what is the cause of catenation?

In carbon, C-C bond energy is very high (347.3 kJ mol-1) causing catenation.