2006-06-22 17:58:28 · 8 answers · asked by sheilah l 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
the majority of organic compounds are made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen (CHO), but nitrogen, phosphorus, oligoelements and ohters might also be present
2006-06-24 13:38:20 · answer #1 · answered by **** 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Funny question.
Let's see... organic compounds. Chemical Abstracts registry has something like 16 million organic compounds.
Don't think that all are only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen made.
Take into consideration also nitrogen, sulphur, the hallogens, a lot of the metals from Mendeleev table...
So, there is no 3 letter word linked to chemistry able to be the source of all organic compounds.
Someone said SUN. Hmmm... It may be right. Big bang, billions and billions of years of random chemistry, evolution, and so on.
As it's all theory, even well documented, it's still theory and I don't think is the best answer.
That's why I would propose GOD...
Completly undocumented.
2006-06-22 18:45:04 · answer #2 · answered by dan_zzz2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CHO......Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen.
How do you define organic compounds? Chemistry based? Evolutionary based? Biologically based? Philosophically confused?
2006-06-22 18:01:56 · answer #3 · answered by whitecusp8 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By definition, all organic compounds contain carbon.
2006-06-22 19:31:57 · answer #4 · answered by Kevin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sun
2006-06-22 18:02:03 · answer #5 · answered by Dan S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OIL
2006-06-22 18:36:43 · answer #6 · answered by Noel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gas?
2006-06-22 18:07:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DNA
2006-06-22 20:00:09 · answer #8 · answered by monavyas15 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋