Question 42
Catenation is the ability of an atom to form bonds with other atoms of same elements. Give reasons.

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Catenation is the ability of an atom to form bonds with other atoms of same elements. Give reasons.

Q. Assertion :Catenation is the ability of an atom to form bonds with other atoms of the same element. It is exhibited by both carbon and silicon. Reason: Carbon exhibits catenation much more than silicon or any other element due to its smaller size which makes the $C-C$ bonds strong while the $Si-Si$ bonds are comparatively weaker due to its large size and therefore, $Si$ does not have enough bond strength to hold together large molecules.

Q. The ability of carbon to form bonds with other atoms of carbon, giving rise to large molecules is called