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Which elements must all organic compounds contain?

All organic compounds contain the element carbon. By definition, organic chemistry is the study of chemical compounds that contain Carbon (C).


Is aluminum an organic compound?

No. First of all, aluminum is an element, not a compound. Second, a compound must contain carbon to be considered organic.


Is silver organic?

No Silver is an element that contains only silver. In order to be considered organic a substance must be a compound that contains carbon and hydrogen.


Do all organic molecules contain carbon?

Yes, carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe by mass after hydrogen, helium, and oxygen. It is present in all life forms and the chemical basis of all known life. In the human body carbon is the second most abundant element by mass after oxygen.


What organic compounds must contain more than one carbon?

Any organic compounds besides methane and methanol contain more than one carbon.


What elements need to be present for a compound to be considered organic?

For a compound to be considered organic, it must contain carbon and hydrogen atoms. Additionally, organic compounds often contain other elements such as oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and halogens. The presence of carbon-carbon bonds is also a key characteristic of organic compounds.


Organic compound also contain hydrogen and what?

Organic compounds also contain carbon and oxygen, in addition to hydrogen. These elements are essential in forming the different molecular structures found in organic compounds.


Is iron an organic or inorganic compound?

Iron is not a compound at all. It is an element. Since it contains neither no carbon it is inorganic.


Which of the organic compound does not contain carbon at all?

None. By definition an organic compound must contain carbon.


Is Helium considered an organic or inorganic chemical?

organic materials MUST contain carbon compounds, so Helium in a balloon would never be organic, for it does not contain carbon.(and Helium is pretty inert - so you couldn't easily make an organic compound with it anyway).


What element must all organic compounds have?

Organic chemistry can be looked at as the study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions and preparation of hydrocarbons and their derivatives. These compounds may contain any number of other elements, including hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, the halogens as well as phosphorus, silicon and sulfur. Organic substances will generally contain both carbon and hydrogen at their simplest forms, although even the basic functional groups will include oxygen.


What makes water organic?

organic by standard definition must contain the element carbon. water h2o does not contain carbon therefore it cannot nor will it ever be organic.