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    Organic chemistry was originally defined as the study of compounds extracted from living organisms, but it is now defined as the study of carbon-containing compounds. Organic compounds contain carbon and are found in living things, while inorganic compounds do not necessarily contain carbon. The key differences are that organic compounds are usually more complex molecules that can be broken down or built up by organisms, whereas inorganic compounds tend to be simpler and cannot be broken down or synthesized by biological processes.

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    Organic chemistry was originally defined as the study of compounds extracted from living organisms, but it is now defined as the study of carbon-containing compounds. Organic compounds contain carbon and are found in living things, while inorganic compounds do not necessarily contain carbon. The key differences are that organic compounds are usually more complex molecules that can be broken down or built up by organisms, whereas inorganic compounds tend to be simpler and cannot be broken down or synthesized by biological processes.

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    WHAT IS ORGANIC

    CHEMISTRY ?
    WHAT DO WE MEAN BY “ORGANIC”?

    Chemicals extracted from plants and animals were


    originally called organic because they
    came from living organisms

    Organic fertilizers are obtained from living


    organisms

    Organic foods are foods grown without the use of


    pesticides or synthetic fertilizers
    WHAT IS ORGANIC CHEMISTRY?

    • Organic chemistry was originally the study of compounds extracted


    from living organisms and their natural products
    • Organic Chemistry is concerned with the study of the structure and
    properties of compounds containing Carbon
    • All organic compounds contain carbon atoms.
    • Some Carbon Compounds are not considered to be organic (mostly for
    historical reasons) such as CO, CO2, diamond, graphite and salts of
    carbon-containing polyatomic ions. (CO3, CN).
    Organic Compound Inorganic Compound
    PROPERTIES OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC COMPOUNDS

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