is CO2 org. or inorg.?

Answer 1

Carbon dioxide is a inorganic chemical compound .
Please read bellow:

Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound composed of one carbon and two oxygen atoms. It is often referred to by its formula CO2. It is present in the Earth's atmosphere at a low concentration and acts as a greenhouse gas. In its solid state, it is called dry ice. It is a major component of the carbon cycle.

An organic compound is any member of a large class of chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon and hydrogen; therefore, carbides, carbonates, carbon oxides and elementary carbon are not organic .

Inorganic carbon compounds:

All carbon compounds are sometimes erroneously considered to be organic; many compounds that contain carbon, however, can be defined as strictly inorganic: carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonates, fullerenes to name but a few. All these compounds have no hydrogen atoms bonded to the carbon. In general however, scholars in these areas are not concerned about strict definitions of inorganic vs. organic carbon compounds.
Please click on:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organic_compounds
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inorganic_compound

Answer 2

CO2 is just an air born molecule in it's natural state. In organic chemistry the building blocks are created with hydrogen and carbon molecules, i.e. methane CH4, simplest organic molecule. Even though CO2 is used in the metabolic equation, -- glucose + O2 = CO2 and water, which keeps both plants and animals alive the only thing that is organic is glucose (sugar molecule).

So CO2 is inorganic. Think of H and C together then it's organic

Answer 3

Inorganic and organic chemistry is man-made definitions, so it's up to us to define if a given compound is organic or inorganic. It doesn't really matter, because a compound doesn't change, just because we call the one or the other.
If you look at the bonds between C and O, it's classical dobble-bonds as we see it in carbonyl compounds. This argues for a organic molecule.
Other facts, such as that it doesn't contain any H molecules, it doesn't burn and it doesn't decomposes, argues for a inorganic molecule.

But we really don't have to put in a box.......all we need to know is the chemical and physical properties. Wether it's organic or inorganic is insignificant.

Answer 4

Carbon dioxide(CO2) is an inorganic compound although it is composed of Carbon(C)..It is an exception to the common knowledge that organic compounds are those containing carbon.

Answer 5

CO2 is definately inorganic. Even other compounds like CO, CS2, and carbonates and cynides, are usually treated in inorganic chemistry.

Answer 6

Definitely inorganic. Understandably it is confusing. But even though CO2 has carbon, it is the one exception to this rule... You just gotta remember it.

Answer 7

Definitely inorganic as organic is defined as compounds with C and H. The confusion around it being organic is that it is created by biological processes. However, there are organic compounds that are created abiotic, so don't let the name fool you.

Answer 8

Organic is defined as a molecule that contains C and H. CO2 is definitely inorganic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_molecule

Answer 9

Inorganic, despite the fact that it contains carbon. See wikipedia link.

Answer 10

organic compounds are those having both carbon & hydrogen in thier structure. Carbon dioxide contains no hydrogen ;So it's an inorganic compound