MyQuestionIcon

2

You visited us 2 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!

Tetravalency & Catenation in Carbon

Catenation is...

Question

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

Open in App

Solution

Carbon exhibits catenation much more than silicon or any other element due to its similar size, which makes the C-C bonds strong while the Si-Si bonds are comparatively weaker due to its large size.

Suggest Corrections

thumbs-up

0

Similar questions

Question 42
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

S i - S i

bonds are comparatively weaker due to its large size and therefore,

S i

does not have enough bond strength to hold together large molecules.

Catenation is the ability of carbon atoms to link with other atoms to form long chains.

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

Q. Carbon has the unique ability to form bonds with other atoms of carbon, giving rise to large molecules. What is this property of Carbon called?

View More

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

similar_icon

Related Videos

lock

Tetravalency & Catenation in Carbon

CHEMISTRY

Watch in App

explore_more_icon

Explore more

Tetravalency & Catenation in Carbon

Standard IX Chemistry

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

CrossIcon