Organic Compounds Debate

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What is the main criterion for identifying an organic compound according to many authors?

  • Containing carbon and nitrogen
  • Containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
  • Containing only carbon and hydrogen
  • Containing carbon–hydrogen or carbon–carbon bonds (correct)

Which compounds are considered organic according to the provided text?

  • Alkanes and their derivatives (correct)
  • Carbonate salts and cyanide salts
  • Compounds of carbon with nitrogen and oxygen
  • Halides of carbon without carbon-hydrogen and carbon-carbon bonds

What makes the study of organic compounds a discipline known as organic chemistry?

  • Their reactive nature
  • Their tendency to form complex structures
  • Their abundance in nature
  • Their ability to form chains with other carbon atoms (correct)

Why are a few classes of carbon-containing compounds and exceptions generally considered inorganic?

<p>Historical reasons (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a topic of debate related to the definition of organic compounds?

<p>Whether some other carbon-containing compounds are organic or inorganic (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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