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Is cellulose an inorganic compound

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

No, it is organic.

Cellulose is a polymer (chain) of glucose molecules. Each glucose residue (unit) is organic, too. There is no easy definition of an organic molecule, but it must contain carbon. However, simple carbon compounds (for example, calcium carbonate and carbon dioxide) are inorganic.

From a biologist's point of view, organic compounds contain a relatively large amount of energy. Most naturally-occurring organic compounds are produced by photosynthesis or from compounds that have been produced by photosynthesis.

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