and what exactly is an organic compound? my science teacher explained many times and i am still confused.what is the function of an organic compound? what is the function of that specific organic compound?
2006-10-13 08:10:35 · 16 answers · asked by noseyroseyposey0 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Organic compounds contain carbon. Sodium chloride, table salt, does not contain carbon. Therefore sodium chloride is not an organic compound. Table salt, sodium chloride, is an inorganic compound.
2006-10-13 08:21:40 · answer #1 · answered by Jabberwock 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An organic compound has Carbon (C) in it, while table salt, Sodium Chloride (NaCl) is not. I am not sure what your science teacher is telling you, but it sound just plain wrong to me the way you have your question worded. There are other salts such as Potassium Chloride (KCl) that may answer your question. The only thing that comes to mind is a salt that contains Carbon.
I think your science teacher said (or should have said) "chemical compound" and not "organic compound". Not all teachers teach in the area that they studied in school which I hope is not your case but was for my kids at home and I had to teach them myself in all aspects of science.
2006-10-19 21:47:05 · answer #2 · answered by smiley0_1_1999 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First: Table Salt is NaCl2 (small 2)
Second: NaCl2 is not an organic compound (doing this in class right now) an organic compound is a compound that has both C (carbon) and H (hydrogen) in it, such as Methane : CH4 or Glucose : C6H12O6
Thirdly: I'm not sure they have much of a function (haven't learned that yet, lol)
2006-10-20 17:38:39 · answer #3 · answered by The Big D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The definition of an organic compound is not as easy as it seems:
The dividing line between organic and inorganic is presently contested, and is historically arbitrary. Generally speaking, organic compounds are often defined as those compounds which have carbon-hydrogen bonds, and inorganic compounds, those without. This even-more specific definition has some problems, notably that (with some historical irony) it excludes urea itself as an organic, since urea has carbon and hydrogen, but no carbon-hydrogen bond. In this scheme, carbonic acid is inorganic and so is oxalic acid, whereas formic acid is organic. This definition would also leave out non-hydrogen-containing fluorocarbons like Teflon and Freon, or put them in a grey area, since they are carbon-containing and have many of the same properties of C-H compounds, due to the similarity of the C-F bond to the C-H bond.
2006-10-13 19:24:57 · answer #4 · answered by Tib 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Organic compounds r those which contain Carbon in it i.e. it is mainly carbon compounds which is the main part of it but the table salt u mentioned is actually inorganic compound as it contain sodium(Na) and Chlorine(Cl2) which makes NaCl, no carbon in it therefore its not organic, e.g. for organic will be like methane(CH4), or all carbon containing compounds,
I think that might have helped u.
2006-10-20 22:07:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sodium chloride is NaCl. It is not an organic compound On the contrary it is an inorganic compound
Organic compounds are compounds which contain carbon
Actually Organic chemistry is the chemistry of carbon compounds
2006-10-13 15:25:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sodium chloride
Sodium chloride, also known as common salt, table salt, or halite, is a chemical compound with the formula NaCl. Sodium chloride is the salt most responsible for the salinity of the ocean and of the extracellular fluid of many multicellular organisms. As the main ingredient in edible salt, it is commonly used as a condiment and food preservative.
Biological importance
Sodium chloride is essential to life on Earth. Most biological tissues and body fluids contain a varying amount of salt. The concentration of sodium ions in the blood is directly related to the regulation of safe body-fluid levels. Propagation of nerve impulses by signal transduction is regulated by sodium ions. (Potassium, a metal closely related to Sodium, is also a major component in the same bodily systems). See Sodium-Potassium Pump for detailed explanation of some of the cellular processes that involve sodium.
0.9% sodium chloride in water is called a physiological solution because it is isotonic with blood plasma. It is known medically as normal saline. Physiological solution is the mainstay of fluid replacement therapy that is widely used in medicine in prevention or treatment of dehydration, or as an intravenous therapy to prevent hypovolemic shock due to blood loss.
Humans are unusual among primates in secreting large amounts of salt by sweating.
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2006-10-21 10:19:57 · answer #7 · answered by ^crash_&_burn^ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sodium Chloride called NaCl. Sodium by itself is toxic, Chloride by itself is toxic, but combined they make table salt. Organic would mean that it exists in the air, water or earth. Or it is naturally occurring
Ok, they are definitely right, my bad, Organic compounds DEFINITELY contain carbon. Neither Sodium NOR Chloride contain that. Sorry to misinform you.
2006-10-13 15:12:32 · answer #8 · answered by The Y!ABut 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
table salt is not a organic compound .table salt is NaCl. organic compounds are compounds which contain carbon and hydrogen in it
2006-10-21 01:49:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Organic is something containing carbon, but it's a little more specific than that, because carbon dioxide is sometimes considered not organic.
2006-10-13 19:48:45 · answer #10 · answered by Gina C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋