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How is material an organic compound?

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14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

With a few exceptions, organic compounds are those that contain carbon atoms. Exceptions are carbon dioxide, carbonates, and elemental carbon itself.

A more reliable way to tell if something is an organic compound is to see whether it contains carbon-hydrogen covalent bonds.

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