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What makes a molecule organic?
What makes a molecule organic?
Why were organic compounds more difficult to work within the laboratory in the late eighteenth century?
Why were organic compounds more difficult to work within the laboratory in the late eighteenth century?
What were substances divided into by the late eighteenth century?
What were substances divided into by the late eighteenth century?
What is the branch of chemistry that deals with the study of carbon compounds?
What is the branch of chemistry that deals with the study of carbon compounds?
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What do all organic molecules contain?
What do all organic molecules contain?
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What were organic compounds obtained from in the late eighteenth century?
What were organic compounds obtained from in the late eighteenth century?
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Why were organic compounds more difficult to work with in the laboratory in the late eighteenth century?
Why were organic compounds more difficult to work with in the laboratory in the late eighteenth century?
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What makes a molecule organic?
What makes a molecule organic?
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What is the branch of chemistry that deals with the study of carbon compounds?
What is the branch of chemistry that deals with the study of carbon compounds?
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Which class of compounds were more difficult to work with in the laboratory by the late eighteenth century?
Which class of compounds were more difficult to work with in the laboratory by the late eighteenth century?
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Study Notes
Organic Compounds
- A molecule is considered organic if it contains carbon and hydrogen atoms, and sometimes other elements like oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur.
- In the late 18th century, organic compounds were more difficult to work with in the laboratory because they were derived from living organisms, making them complex and harder to isolate, purify, and analyze.
- Substances were divided into two categories by the late 18th century: organic and inorganic compounds.
- Organic chemistry is the branch of chemistry that deals with the study of carbon compounds.
- All organic molecules contain carbon and hydrogen atoms.
- In the late 18th century, organic compounds were obtained from living organisms, such as plants and animals.
- The complexity of organic compounds, derived from living organisms, made them more difficult to work with in the laboratory during the late 18th century.
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Test your knowledge of basic principles and techniques in organic chemistry with this quiz. Topics include tetravalence of carbon, structural representations, nomenclature, isomerism, fundamental concepts in organic reaction mechanism, and methods of purification of organic compounds.
