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Question
Describe briefly the catenation property of carbon.
Answer in Brief
Solution
The following conditions are necessary for catenation.
- The valency of an element is greater than or equal to two.
- Element should have the ability to bond with itself.
- The self-bond must be as strong as its bond with other elements.
- Kinetic inertness of catenated compounds towards other molecules.
- Carbon possesses all the above properties and forms a wide range of compounds with itself.
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