Question

what is What is catenation? Explain the reason for carbon showing catenation.​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

It is due to the bonding of p-p orbital of carbon atoms to form a long chain. ... Catenation occurs most readily in 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.

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Answer 2

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catenation - chemical linkage into chains of atoms of the same element.

Carbon exhibits catenation much more than silicon or any other element due to its smaller size which makes the C−C bonds strong while the Si−Si bonds are comparatively weaker due to its large size and therefore, Si does not have enough bond strength to hold together large molecules.