The property of catenation is predominant in ______

Options

A. Sulfur
B. Nitrogen
C. Silicon
D. Carbon

Answer

D

Explanation

* In chemistry, catenation is the bonding of atoms of the same element into a series, called a chain.
* A chain or a ring shape may be open if its ends are not bonded to each other, or closed if they are bonded in a ring (a cyclic compound).
* Catenation occurs most readily with carbon, which forms covalent bonds with other carbon atoms to form longer chains and structures.
* This is the reason for the presence of the vast number of organic compounds in nature.