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The pair of elements which exhibits the property of catenation is :
(a) sodium and silicon (b) chlorine and carbon (c) carbon and sodium (d) silicon and carbon

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Solution

(d) silicon and carbon
Silicon and carbon exhibit the property of catenation.

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