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sulfur and phosphorus shows catenation property while oxygen and nitrogen dont

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Anirudh Narayanan ·2009-01-06 03:57:23

Due to their small sizes, O and N don't prefer to be crowded by e^-. Also absence of d orbitals hampers catenation.

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gagar.iitk ·2009-01-06 04:06:42

they are

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Anirudh Narayanan ·2009-01-06 04:07:51

Then i'm asleep [6]
Btw what's the correct ans?

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gagar.iitk ·2009-01-06 04:25:02

think about bond strength

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skygirl ·2009-01-06 05:13:50

S and P are capable of dpi-dpi and dpi-p pi bonds...

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gagar.iitk ·2009-01-06 05:26:22

by that reason
carbon should not show the catenation

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skygirl ·2009-01-06 05:31:49

woh bhi sahi hai...

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gagar.iitk ·2009-01-07 07:18:12

in case of oxygen and nitrogen the pie bond is stronger than sigma bond thats why both makes multiple bond with themselves not going into catenation

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