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Standard XII
Chemistry
General Properties
Name the elem...
Question
Name the elements of group
16
which have:
highest catenation property
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Solution
In group sixteen elements, sulphur has maximum catenation property because of high bonding energy of sulphur atoms.
Its electronegativity is close to that of carbon, which helps easy bonding with many atoms.
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