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organic compounds contain C; H and other elements they form bonds in organic compounds which are less stable as compare to their oxides so to achieve the stability they burn and form stable oxides with oxygen of air....

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Actually, most inorganic compounds are not flammable. The combustion reaction, which is the chemical formula describing how something burns, is fairly limited - it takes a hydrocarbon plus oxygen in the presence of heat or a spark to turn into carbon dioxide and water. Since inorganic compounds typically do not have both carbon and hydrogen in them, it is not possible for them to burn and they are not flammable. However, they can be extremely reactive and generate heat and light energy - a good example of this is watching pure sodium being exposed to water.

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Most of the organic compounds are inflammable because the carbon present in the compound tends to form the carbon dioxide because it is a very stable form of carbon.

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