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Question
The pair of elements which exhibits the property of catenation is:
Options
sodium and silicon
chlorine and carbon
carbon and sodium
silicon and carbon
Solution
silicon and carbon
Silicon and carbon exhibit the property of catenation.
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\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{..}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{..}\\
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