is carbon dioxide organic or inorganic?

Question

is carbon dioxide organic or inorganic? why or why not?

Answer 1

Either? Both?

The argument (for Organic) goes that it contains carbon and is a common part of many Organic reactions, especially those involving life chemistry.

The counter argument (for Inorganic) goes that it contains NO Carbon-Carbon bonds, which is the typical definition of Organic.

Having studied both Organic and Inorganic Chemistry at the college level, I will tell you that carbon dioxide is included in both.
glucose + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + water might be Organic.
acid + bicarbonate --> carbon dioxide + water might be Inorganic.

Answer 2

The terms "organic" vs. "inorganic" were originally to designate those
chemicals that required a "life force" to synthesize -- clearly organic --
as opposed to all other substances. That definition bit the dust when it was
demonstrated that urea
[NH2]2--CO, clearly "organic" being found in urine could be made by simply
heating
[NH4]2CO3, ammmonium carbonate, clearly "inorganic".

The terms then came to mean "containing carbon/not containing carbon". This
distinction is still used, but not taken too seriously.

The consummate example is diamond, pure carbon, but in all of its
properties, physical and chemical, behaves like it were 'inorganic'.

Similar classifications that come to lose their "clear" meaning are common
in chemistry, e.g. metals vs. non-metals, crystaline vs. non-crystaline --
the list is long.

Answer 3

MY AP BIOLOGY MENTIONED THIS TO ME NOT TOO LONG AGO. CARBON DIOXIDE IS INORGANIC. ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ALL CONTAIN CARBON AND HYDROGEN. THERE IS NO HYDROGEN IN CO2.

Answer 4

By definition it is organic as organic chemicals are those that are carbon based.

Answer 5

inorganic because you cant make carbon dioxide it is natural

Answer 6

its inorganic. organic things always have carbon, hydrogen and oxygen in them.

Answer 7

I think the sited source below says as I had thought:
Both! It will depend on where the CO2 occures.