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प्रश्न
Explain the following:
Carbon shows catenation property but lead does not.
उत्तर
Property of catenation depends upon the strength of element-element bond which, in turn, depends upon the size of the element. Since the atomic size of carbon is much smaller than that of lead, therefore, carbon-carbon bond strength is much higher than that of lead-lead bond. Due to stronger C-C than Pb-Pb bonds, carbon has a much higher tendency for catenation than lead.
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