All the organic matter is biodegrable??

Answer 1

no, not all organic compounds biodegrades.

biodegrade does not mean ability to breakdown into elements--you can do that theoritically with all molecules.

Answer 2

Depends on the timeframe. By what most people consider biodegradable, no way. Hate to tell you but syrofoam, polystyrene, polyenhylene, plastics etc. are all organic matter. Organic matter just means that there is a C-H bond somewhere in the molecule or polymer in these cases.

Answer 3

Yes, as long as you have sufficient energy to break the compound into smaller components. Biodegradable means the compounds has the ability to break down safely into smaller components so yes, you can break teflon with a powerful acid, no problem. I didn't mean to break into elements just smaller units like alkanes, and polymers can be broken down using enzymes. Oh and just so you know organic doesn't mean a C-H bond, it means any compound containing carbon, tetrafluoromethane (CF4) is an organic compound and there is no H involved.

Answer 4

organic in chemistry means it contain carbon. you'll need to wait until the sun dies out and the earth gets sucked into a dying star.
for teflon at least....which contains carbon.