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Carbon. That is why organic chemistry is often called carbon chemistry.

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Q: What element is present in organic compound but cannot be found in inorganic compounds?
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Inorganic compound and an organic compound?

organic compounds contain carbon bonded to hydrogen. Inorganic compounds do not.


How do you contrast an inorganic compound with an organic compound?

Organic compounds contain carbon bonded to hydrogen. Inorganic compounds do not.


What element do all inorganic compounds lack?

There is no element that is always found in inorganic compounds. However, organic compounds always contain carbon and hydrogen, so they would not be found together in an inorganic compound.


What does a compound have to contain to be inorganic?

Inorganic compounds are compounds that are not organic. A compound is organic if it contains Carbon. So basically any compound without carbon is inorganic.


Is carbon an inorganic compound?

No; Organic chemistry is the chemistry of compounds of Carbon. If the compound includes carbon, it is organic.


What is the difference of an organic and inorganic compound?

organic compounds have carbon - hydrogen bond. inorganic compounds do not


Differentiate the properties of inorganic compound and organic compound?

Carbon is always present in all organic compounds, but lacking in inorganic compounds. Similarly hydrogen is always present in organic compounds but are missing in inorganic compounds.


Are ionic organic compounds and inorganic compounds the same?

No. The difference between an organic and an inorganic compound, ionic or otherwise, is that an organic compound contains carbon bonded with hydrogen while an inorganic compound does not.


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.


Is vitamin C an organic or inorganic compound?

Vitamin C or L-ascorbateIS AN ORGANIC COMPUND!! =]


Is sodium chlorid inorganic or organic?

Sodium chloride (NaCl) is definitely an inorganic compound. NB Organic compounds are the chemistry of CARBON compounds. Inorganic compounds is any other compound NOT containing carbon.


Is zink organic?

Zinc and compounds of zinc are inorganic due to absence of carbon.