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Organic chemistry definition and examples

Answer 1

The element carbon has the unique property called catenation due to which it forms covalent bonds with other carbon atoms, as it forms covalent bonds with atoms of other elements like hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus and halogen the resulting compounds are studied under a seperate branch of chemistry called organic chemistry.

Answer 2

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Organic chemistry is the chemistry of carbon compounds. All organic compounds contain carbon; however, there are some compounds of carbon that are not classified as organic. For example, salts such as carbonates (e.g., Na 2 CO 3 , CaCO 3 ) and cyanides (e.g., NaCN, KCN) are usually designated as inorganic.