Question

Why or why not?
2. Compare the ability of catenation of carbon and silicon. Give reasons.
with their atomic numbers:​

Answer 1

Answer:

both carbon and silicon show the ability off catenation .but componds made by silicon are reactive and less stable.on the other hand ,bonds formed by carbon are very strong and hence organic compounds are more stable than silicon compounds .it can be said that carbon show better catenation ability to han silicon

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