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How would you account for the following : Sulphur has a great tendency for catenation than oxygen.

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As we move from S to Se the atomic size increase and hence the strength of Se-Se bond decrease. As a result S-S bond is much stronger than Se - Se bond and consequently. S show greater tendency for catenation than selenium.
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