HOW SMALL SIZE OF CARBON HELPS IN CATENATION AND FORMATION OF MUTIPLE BOND (THAT IS SINGLE BOND, DOUBLE BOND AND TRIPLE BOND )?PLEASE EXPLAIN IN DETAIL AND REASONS.

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first of all, let's understand what catenation of carbon is,

Catenation: Carbon has the unique ability to form bonds with other atoms of carbon, giving rise to a large number of carbon compounds. This property is called catenation.

 

Carbon shows catenation property because of 

1) High C-C bond energy

2) Tetravalency of C

3) Small atomic size

 

Because of small size, the bond between C-C has high bond energy, therefore, it can show catenation with multiple bonds.

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