2007-01-17 03:51:49 · 4 answers · asked by rohitgabaa1990 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
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.
2007-01-17 04:00:24 · answer #1 · answered by borscht 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, "organic compound" is an imperfect definition. Some people say anything with carbon (hence, CO2 qualifies), some say anything with carbon and hydrogen - but then sodium bicarbonate NaHCO3 would qualify - most don't consider that an organic compound. Hexafluorobenzene is C6F6 and has no hydrogen, but most people would call it organic. Tetrakistriphenylphosphine palladium (0) is C72H60P4Pd - ONE metal atom to 136 others - and many call it inorganic. Sorry but there isn't a great line dividing organic and inorganic, except that it MUST contain carbon to be organic - period.
2016-05-24 00:13:30 · answer #2 · answered by Charmaine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CO2 is linear and does not have the properties of an organic compound it exists in forms where the carbon is CO2 stays only as a monomer, and refuses to bind to another carbon. "Organic", while meaning the presence of carbon, often refers to carbon-carbon interactions within a molecule, giving rise to organic characteristics.
2007-01-17 04:05:31 · answer #3 · answered by reba 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Organic compounds all contain carbon. However these compounds don't count:
carbon dioxide
carbon monoxide
carbonates
2007-01-17 04:00:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋