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That depends. An organic compound has elements made from nature itself.

An inorganic is the opposite meaning that it is made from compounds and elements that are not made from nature itself,more or less, it's kind of like manmade compounds.

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10y ago

Basically, all organic compounds have carbon and organic chemistry is the study of carbon based comounds. Inorganic generally do not contain carbon (with exceptions being carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, metal carbonates, metal bicarbonates and metal carbides).

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In general organic contains carbon molecules and/or those related to life. It is the chemistry of carbon containing compounds.

Inorganic is everything else and generally do not contain carbon (with some exceptions).

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14y ago

You can tell that a compound is organic by seeing if it contain a carbon atom with a hydrogen atom.

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13y ago

Does it have Carbon?

Carbon is the deciding element (no pun intended) in what constitutes something being organic.

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12y ago

If carbon is present, it is organic. If there is no carbon, it is inorganic.

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11y ago

The product your buying should say certified organic. If its produce you are buying, a lot of grocery stores have designated organic sections.

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11y ago

If it contains carbon and hydrogen, it is organic.

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6y ago

Look at the label

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6y ago

If it has carbon in it, it is organic.

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