what is an inorganic compound?

Answer 1

Traditionally, inorganic compounds are considered to be of mineral, not biological, origin. Complementarily, most organic compounds are traditionally viewed as being of biological origin. Over the past century, the precise classification of inorganic vs organic compounds has become less important to scientists, primarily because the majority of known compounds are synthetic and not of natural origin. Furthermore most compounds considered the purview of modern inorganic chemistry contain organic ligands. The fields of organometallic chemistry and bioinorganic chemistry explicitly focus on the areas between the fields of organic, biological, and inorganic chemistry.

Answer 2

Inorganic

Answer 3

Traditionally, inorganic compounds are considered to be of mineral, not biological, origin. Complementarily, most organic compounds are traditionally viewed as being of biological origin. Over the past century, the precise classification of inorganic vs organic compounds has become less important to scientists, primarily because the majority of known compounds are synthetic and not of natural origin. Furthermore most compounds considered the purview of modern inorganic chemistry contain organic ligands. The fields of organometallic chemistry and bioinorganic chemistry explicitly focus on the areas between the fields of organic, biological, and inorganic chemistry.

[edit] Inorganic carbon compounds Many compounds that contain carbon are considered inorganic; for example, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonates, cyanides, cyanates, carbides, and thyocyanates. In general however, workers in these areas are not concerned about such strict definitions.




Inorganic compounds can be formally defined with reference to what they are not—organic compounds. Organic compounds are those which contain carbon, although some carbon-containing compounds are traditionally considered inorganic. When considering inorganic chemistry and life, it is useful to recall that many species in nature are not compounds per se but are ions. Sodium, chloride, and phosphate ions are essential for life as are some inorganic molecules such as carbonic acid, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, water and oxygen. Aside from these simple ions and molecules, virtually all species covered by bioinorganic chemistry contain carbon and can be considered organic or organometallic.

Answer 4

There are differing definitions.

Inorganic compounds can be defined as any compounds that are of mineral, not biological, origin.

Inorganic compounds can also be defined with reference to what they are not - they are not organic compounds. Organic compounds are those which contain carbon, although some carbon-containing compounds are traditionally considered inorganic (e.g., carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonates, cyanides, cyanates, carbides, and thyocyanates).

Answer 5

An inorganic compound is any compound that does not contain carbon.

Answer 6

oo its me cuzin. :D an inorganic compound is a compound that does not contain carbon. it is a substance in which two or more chemical elements other than carbon are combined, nearly always in definite proportions. then again many compounds that are considered inorganic would be carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonates, cyanides, cyanates, carbides, and thyocyanates. y? iono -.-

Answer 7

I think it is a compound that does not contain Carbon. This would make sense because an organic compound is one that does contain Carbon.

Answer 8

Basically an organic compound has Carbon in it.
Inorganic compounds do not have carbon in them.

Answer 9

In a more simple answer - oranic compunds have a Carbon in them and inorganic compunds do not

Answer 10

An inorganic compand is for example Nitrogen or Sodium.