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Assertion- carbon has maximum property of catenation Reason-carbon-carbon has highest bond energy. are both correct? is reason the correct explanation for assertion? please explain

Assertion- carbon has maximum property of catenation Reason-carbon-carbon has highest bond energy. are both correct? is reason the correct explanation for assertion? please explain

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Vikas TU
14149 Points
7 years ago
The simple reason is:
Carbon being vaery small and has valency 4 that means it neither gains electrons nor loose them.
It has the tendency to share the elctrons with other atoms.
Therfore it makes chains and rings and the property is known as Catenetion.

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