Why carbonates are inorganic in nature?

Answer 1

From Wikipedia (see link to the left):

"The name "organic" is a historical name, dating back to 19th century, when it was believed that organic compounds could only be synthesized in living organisms through vis vitalis - the "life-force". The theory that organic compounds were fundamentally different from those that were "inorganic", that is, not synthesized through a life-force, was disproved with the synthesis of urea, an "organic" compound by definition of its known occurrence only in the urine of living organisms, from potassium cyanate and ammonium sulfate by Friedrich Wöhler in the Wöhler synthesis. The kinds of carbon compounds that are still traditionally considered inorganic are those that were considered inorganic before Wöhler's time; that is, those which came from "inorganic" (i.e., lifeless) sources such as minerals."


Some carbon inorganic compounds are: carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, diamond, graphite, fullerenes, cyanide, cyanate, thiocyanate, carbonate, and cabide.

Answer 2

Even though the definition of organic chemistry is normally given as the chemistry of the carbon atom and its compounds, and obviously carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide would qualify, it is also true that organic chemistry is the chemistry of life, and carbon oxides can result from processes that don't involve life; all kinds of combustion release them, volcanoes release carbon dioxide, and carbon dioxide is also involved in the creation of carbonate rocks such as marble, a material that is obviously inorganic. So really, you can look at these compounds either way, organic or inorganic, depending upon context.

Answer 3

It doesn't contain (a) H atom(s), it is ionic, 'made' of carbon dioxide and calcium oxide which are not organic.

Some of the inorganic carbon species are:

• carbon dioxide, CO2
• carbonic acid, H2CO3
• bicarbonate anion, HCO3-
• carbonate anion, CO32-

Answer 4

Even though both carbon dioxide and carbon disulfide (CO2 and CS2) contain carbon, they do not contain hydrogen. Organic chemistry deals with the peculiar properties of hydrocarbons, the simplest of which is methane (CH4). Both carbon dioxide and carbon disulfide have properties that are explained through inorganic chemical theories and do not act or react like hydrocarbons.

Answer 5

Carbonates are considered inorganic because they do not contain carbon-hydrogen (C-H) bonds, which are characteristic of organic compounds. In carbonates, the carbon atom typically forms bonds with oxygen atoms, such as in compounds like calcium carbonate (CaCO3). These compounds are typically formed through geological processes and are not derived from living organisms.

Answer 6

Because there is no carbon hydrogen bond which is one or the requirements for a molecule to be organic.

Answer 7

Organic compounds contain carbon but they must contain carbon as a stem atom such as benzene ( C6H6 ). Calcium carbonate has as a stem atom Ca so it is therefore INORGANIC.