What are the two properties of carbon which led to the huge number of carbon compounds we see around us?

(i) Catenation (ii) Tetravalency

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(i) Catenation (ii) Trivalency

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(i) Catenation (ii) Pentavalency

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(i) Covalency (ii) Divalency

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The correct option is A (i) Catenation (ii) Tetravalency
Carbon can form huge number of carbon compounds due to following properties:
Catenation is a self linkage property, present in carbon. Because of catenation, carbon can form long chains, branched chains and closed chains.
Tetravalence: It is the state of an atom with four electrons available for covalent chemical bonding in its valence shell.

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