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Why does nitrogen show catenation properties less than prosphorus.

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The property of catenation depends upon the strength of the element-element bond. Since the N-N `(159kJ mol^(-1))` bond strength is much weaker than P-P `(213 kJ mol^(-1))` bond strenght, therefore, nitrogen shows less catenation properties than phosphorus.
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