Are the following compounds organic or inorganic - $C_2H_2$ , $C_6H_4CH$ , $C_6H_6$ , $NH_3$ , $H_2O$ , $CH_3CHO$ , $NH_4OH$ , and $B_6O$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-23T00:21:44

Well, what does an organic compound always contain?

I'll split them into organic and inorganic compounds:

$ul(mathbf("Organic")color(white)(aaaaaaaaaaaa)mathbf("Inorganic")$

$C_2H_2color(white)(aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)NH_3$

$C_6H_4CHcolor(white)(aaaaaaaaaaaaa)H_2O$

$C_6H_6color(white)(aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)NH_4OH$

$CH_3CHOcolor(white)(aaaaaaaaaaaa)B_6O$

Do you see a pattern between organic compounds and inorganic compounds?

Answer 2 · 2018-05-23T07:52:33

Organic compounds are those compounds that has majorly Carbon to Carbon bonds, while Inorganic compounds does not..

Organic compounds can also contain Hydrogen, Oxygen, Anime, but the major factor is the presence of Carbon to Carbon bonds.

$C-C - > "Bonds"$

Examples;

$C_2H_2, C_6H_4CH, C_6H_6, CH_3CHO$

Inorganic compounds are simply compounds that is not an Organic Compound,it can also contain Carbon, but there is no Carbon to Carbon bonds present.

Examples;

$NH_3, H_2O, NH_4OH, B_6O, color(blue)(CO_2, CO)$

Are the following compounds organic or inorganic - C_2H_2C_2H_2, C_6H_4CHC_6H_4CH, C_6H_6C_6H_6, NH_3NH_3, H_2OH_2O, CH_3CHOCH_3CHO, NH_4OHNH_4OH, and B_6OB_6O?