why is carbon versatile in nature?
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carbon is versalite in nature because it has following properties:
1)catenation property
2)tetra-covalency of carbon
3)tendency to form a multiple bond
4)isomerism
1)catenation property
2)tetra-covalency of carbon
3)tendency to form a multiple bond
4)isomerism
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Why is carbon versatile in nature?
❶❭ Catenation
The linking of identical items together to form long chains.
Chain may be straight, branched & closed.
Ex: Silicon, Sulphur, oxygen & Phosphorus
❷❭ Tetravalency
The ability to link other atoms by four covalent bonds
Ex: Hydrogen & Chlorine
❸❭ Multiple Bonding
The ability to form double of triple bonds with itself or with other atoms.
Ex: Oxygen, Nitrogen & Sulphur
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