Which of the following properties are unique about carbon?

Tetravalency

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Catenation

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Allotropy

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Ability to form coordinate covalent bonds

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Solution

The correct options are
A
Tetravalency

B
Catenation

C
Allotropy

These properties of carbon are unique.

Tetravalency: As the valency of carbon is four, it is capable of bonding with four other atoms.
Catenation: The property of an atom of an element to join with other atoms of the same element to form long chains.

Allotropy: Allotropy or allotropism is the property of some chemical elements to exist in two or more different forms, in the same physical state, known as allotropes of these elements.

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