What is meant by catenation of carbon?

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Catenation is the ability of carbon to form long chains, it can form tetravalent bonds which means that one carbon atom forms bonds with four other carbon atoms.
This structure formed can be repeated endlessly without disturbing the stability of the bonds or the compounds formed.

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