The property of catenation:

It is seen only in carbon.

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Decreases from oxygen on going towards sulphur.

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Increases from oxygen on going towards sulphur.

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Sulphur does not show the property of catenation.

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The correct option is C
Increases from oxygen on going towards sulphur.

Increased catenation is seen on going from oxygen to sulphur. The lone-pair repulsion weakens O-O single bonds, thus catenated oxygen compounds are very unstable. The S-S single bond is quite strong (266 kJmol^-1)

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