How can you identify organic molecules?

How can you identify organic molecules? Give details explaination.

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A molecule is organic if it contains carbon and hydrogen.

Scientists have not agreed on a single definition that covers all organic molecules.

But the above definition will probably cover the vast majority of the compounds you will encounter.

Some exceptions to the rule are compounds like

H2CO3 and HCN , which are usually considered to be inorganic molecules.And the rule does lead to some inconsistencies.

For example,

CH3Cl, CH2Cl2 , and CHCl3 are all organic, but CCl4

would be classed as inorganic, even though most scientists classify it as organic.

The important biological molecules such as carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids are all organic molecules.

A molecule is organic if it contains carbon and hydrogen.

Scientists have not agreed on a single definition that covers all organic molecules.But the above definition will probably cover the vast majority of the compounds you will encounter.

Nipun Maity answered 2 years ago

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