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Life Science
Organic and Inorganic Compound
Organic Compound:(when two or more element combine together they form
compound)

An Organic compound always includes carbon joined to either itself or hydrogen.

Inorganic Compound:
Compounds which are not organic are called Inorganic compound.

All organic compounds contain carbon but not b every compound containing carbon is
organic.
For e.g. CO2 is not organic since its C atom is not combined with another carbon atom or
hydrogen atom.

Other elements can be present in organic compounds

For e.g. Oxygen, Phosphorus Nitrogen, Sulfur.

Why Carbon?
1) Carbon has the ability to join several chemicals at the same time.
2) Can also join itself very easily.
3) Carbon is 19% weight of an animal.
Carbon is 12% weight of plant.
The four main groups of molecules of life include proteins; carbohydrates, lipids & nucleic acid
all are complex type of organic compounds.

Hydrocarbons:
Organic compounds which only have carbon and hydrogen are called Hydrocarbons.
There are three types of hydrocarbons
1. Alkanes
2. Alkenes
3. Alkynes

1. Alkanes:
Have single covalent bond between the carbon atoms
General molecular formula: CnH2n+2 (n) is the carbon atoms.
Example is Methane CH4 (Natural gas for cooling is Methane)

2.

Alkenes:
Carbon atom is joined by at least one double bond.
CnH2n
Example Ethylene C2H4
Anti-Freeze is Ethylene glycol

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3. Alkynes:

Carbon atoms are joined by at least one carbon triple bond

CnH2n-2
Example Ethyne C2H2

These all compounds are simple hydrocarbons and are precursors for more complex
organic compounds.

Carbohydrates: