Methane CH4, Aluminum Chloride AlCl3, Ethanol C2H5OH, Benzene C6H6, Copper Cu
2006-09-26 15:04:42 · 8 answers · asked by SICK MY DUCK! 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
They are all organic expat Cu and AlCl3. Organic refers to compounds that contain carbon.
2006-09-26 15:07:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
a compound that is organic by definition has at least one carbon-hydrogen bond. methane (CH4) has 4, ethanol (CH3CH2OH) has 5, benzene (C6H6) has 6. AlCl3 and Cu have none, and are inorganic as a result.
organic doesn't mean it just has carbon, carbon dioxide (CO2) is considered inorganic, same with graphite (pencil lead) and diamonds, which are just carbon. it must have carbon-hydrogen bonds to be organic.
2006-09-26 22:40:43 · answer #2 · answered by johnny m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
methaneCh4, ethanolC2H5OH and benzene are organic compounds. mehane belong to the functional group alkanes while ethanol was derived from ehane adding OH- to be in the alcohol group. benzene has a ring and it is considered as an aromatic (ring) compounds. AlCl3 is an inorganic compound while Cu is just an element and not a compound.
2006-09-26 23:17:05 · answer #3 · answered by james matthew a 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all compounds that contain carbon are organic, it has to do with Carbon being hybridized; for example CO2 is not organic. From this list, AlCl3 ad Cu are inorganic, the remaining are organic.
2006-09-26 22:11:44 · answer #4 · answered by BeachGirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. I think the organic ones all have Carbon in them.
2006-09-26 22:08:49 · answer #5 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
methane,ethanol,benzene are organic and others r inorganic!!
2006-09-30 21:36:52 · answer #6 · answered by smart-crazy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that "organic" refers only to compounds that contain carbon, no matter how foul-smelling they may be.
2006-09-26 22:07:54 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
organic .
2006-09-26 22:06:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋