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What's the major difference between carbon and other group IV elements, excluding allotropy​

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Answer:

Carbon has an ability of catenation which other group IV elements lack.

Step-by-step explanation:

Catenation is the ability for an element to form multiple bonds with other elements leading rise to long chains of compounds.

An example is organic compounds.


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