why silicon not show the property of catenation ?
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silicon not show the property of catenation as it donot form long chain, branched structure or cyclic structure with its atoms.
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Silicon has not a property of a catenation because it is not stable.The silicon atom is larger than the carbon atom, its covalent radius is 111 pm carbon is 77 pm which makes it more difficult for silicon to form a tetrahedral arrangement with other atoms. The Si-Si bond is also longer and weaker than the C-C bond.
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