Organic vs

Authors disagree on whether carbon's ability to form chains affects the classification of organic compounds.

The debate revolves around whether carbon-containing compounds with nitrogen and oxygen are considered organic or inorganic.

The debate is about the classification of alkanes and their derivatives as organic or inorganic compounds.

Whether carbon-containing compounds with or without carbon-hydrogen or carbon-carbon bonds are considered organic is a topic of debate among authors. (correct)

Methane (CH4)

Chloroformic acid (ClCO2H)

Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) (correct)

Ethanol (C2H5OH)

Carbon's ability to form chains with other carbon atoms (catenation) (correct)

The ability of carbon to bond with nitrogen and oxygen

The presence of carbon-hydrogen bonds in organic compounds

The occurrence of carbon-carbon double bonds in organic compounds

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