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What is Catenation and hybridization of carbon?

Catenation is a unique property of carbon to link with other carbon atoms to form rings or chains with the help of covalent bonds. Catenation is the reason for the presence of a large number of organic compounds in nature.


The self linking property of carbon is called as?

Catenation


What is the property of an atom to form a bond with itself called?

Catenation


Define the term catenation?

carbon atoms have a remarkable property of joining with one another in a large number to form a long chain and rings.this property is known as catenation or self linkage.


What property allows carbon to exist in so many different forms?

this property is called as CATENATION.


What is catenation of Pb?

catenation is the property of carbon that it can join with other carbon atoms to form carbon-carbon bonds. this can result in yhe formation of compounds with long change.


Whichamong nitrogen and phosphorous have more catenation power and why?

phosphorous shows the property of catenation to a very large extent due to the ability to form p(pi)-p(pi) bonding.


Why is carbon chemically unreactive?

yes carbon is reactive because it has a property which other do not have calle catenation


Why are carbon hydrogen bonds longer than hydrogen hydrogen bonds?

due to the property of catenation


Why does silicon does not have any catenating property?

Silicon also shows catenation ...but only till 8 atoms.


Which elements show catenation?

Elements like Silicon and Carbon show catenation.


What property of carbon explains its ability to form differentialrge and complex structures?

Catenation and tetravalency are the properties. Because of this, carbon forms long complex structure.