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The ability of carbon atom to link with another carbon atoms to form long carbon chains is known as __.

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The ability of a carbon atom to link with other carbon atoms to form long carbon chains is known as catenation.This is the reason for the presence of the vast number of organic compounds (carbon-based) in nature.


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