what is the difference between organic and inorganic substance?

Answer 1

Organics consist of C, O, H on the other hand Inorganics dosent carry carbon in their structure

Answer 2

Organic substances are those that consist of mainly of carbon and hydrogen. Halogens can also be considered a part of organic chemistry (also oxygen, sulfur, etc...) . Inorganic basically covers everything else. Also, organic does not always relate to living things. Inorganics are a major part of living bio processes as well.

Answer 3

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

An inorganic compound is a chemical compound that is not an organic compound. Traditionally, inorganic compounds came principally from mineral sources of non-biological origin. Most known inorganic compounds are however synthetic and are not obtained directly from nature.

Many inorganic species exist in organisms and are essential to life. Sodium, chloride, and phosphate ions are essential for life as are some inorganic molecules such as carbonic acid, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and oxygen.

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.

Answer 4

Although originally organic compounds were thought to be produced only by living things ( organisms, hence the name organic...), we know now that many organic compounds cannot be produced by organisms, and several inorganic compounds occur in living cells.

A more proper definition would be that organic compounds contain carbon, but even this is incomplete. Several carbon-containing compounds are termed inorganic. However all organic compounds contain carbon. Organic chemistry is based on the property of carbon to link up with other carbon atoms to form long brached or unbranched chains, rings, networks, you name it. This property of carbon is called catenation, and it results in the possibility of having, theoretically at least, infinite chemical compounds, all falling under the category organic chemistry.

A thumb rule is that all carbon compounds can be called organic compounds except metallic carbides, carbonates and bicarbonates, carbonic acid, oxides of carbon ( carbon monoxide and yes, carbon dioxide) and carbon itself in all its allotropic forms ( diamond, graphite) .

As a whole, organic compounds are gases, liquids or soft solids, they react slowly, if at all, they are often combustible and decompose easily, especially when compared with inorganic compounds. All these properties can be attributed to the covalent bonds occuring in organic compounds compared to the relatively strong ionic bonds of inorganic compounds. However, notable exceptions to all these properties occur, and they are usually because of some anamoly in chemical structure,.

Answer 5

hi,
organics have reaction with oxygen to form CO2 and water, but inorganics do not. Also in organic compounds, C has four chemical bonds.

Ayhan

Answer 6

Organic substances are those that make up the majority of molecules used to build living organisms: Carbon, hydrogen and (usually) oxygen are included. The one caveat is the general fact that hydrocarbons (molecules that contain ONLY carbon and hydrogen) are also considered organic since they are products of living organisms.

Inorganic substances are all the other elements, found in the non-living parts of the world ie. rocks, etc.

Answer 7

Organic molecules are based on hydrocarbons, where carbon and hydrogen are bonded to each other. Methane gas and petrol are examples of organic molecules. Derivatives of these molecules are frequently classed as organic, but the boundary is not clear. Carbon tetrachloride is frequently seen as organic, despite not having any hydrogen atoms, but it is a derivative of methane and is hence related to an organic molecule. Inorganic molecules are all other types of molecules. They may contain carbon and hydrogen, but they will not be bound together; there will be at least one other atom separating them. Sodium hydrogen carbonate and barium carbonate are two examples (both contain carbon), as are sulfuric acid and water (which contain hydrogen).

Answer 8

Organic is natural and inorganic is artificial

Answer 9

Organic has living cells which make it up (or did make it up).
Inorganic doesn't.

Answer 10

Organic has long chain carbon structure