Consider the following statements regarding catenation tendency of nitrogen : Nitrogen has weaker catenation tendency than carbon due to repulsion between non-bonding lone pair electrons on nitrogen Single bond energy of CH₃–CH₃ is much higher than H₂N–NH₂ Three or more nitrogen atoms can be joined through some multiple bonds Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct ?

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Consider the following statements regarding catenation tendency of nitrogen :

Nitrogen has weaker catenation tendency than carbon due to repulsion between non-bonding lone pair electrons on nitrogen
Single bond energy of CH₃–CH₃ is much higher than H₂N–NH₂
Three or more nitrogen atoms can be joined through some multiple bonds

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct ?

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