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Carbon is known to form long chains of carbon atoms. This property is known as?


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Catenation

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Hybridization

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Halogenation

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is A

Catenation


Catenation is the linkage of atoms of the same element into longer chains.

Catenation occurs most readily in carbon, which forms covalent bonds with other carbon atoms to form long chains and structures.

This is the reason for the presence of a vast number of organic compounds in nature.


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