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Why id carbon hydrogen and oxygen ussually found joind to other elements in compounds?
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∙ 6y ago
Remember, all life started in water, and life as we know it is best described as proteins in water. The oxygen radical tends to make molecules polar, nice if you need to stay in solution.
So it would seem that as the molecules of life were being selected, there was a bias towards those which were polar in nature.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 11y agoOn earth Oxygen is 23% of the atmosphere by weight, 46% of the lithosphere and over 80% of all water. Its only in its elemental form in the atmosphere so we must concde that it is most commonly found in compounds.
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What are the only 2 elements found in hydrocarbon compounds?
hydrocarbon are made of hydrogen and carbon
What compounds and elements found in mango?
hydrogen, sulfur, carbon,
Which element occur in compounds that are insoluble in water?
Many organic compounds are insoluble in water. They have carbon and hydrogen as elements.
Is carbon unusual among the elements in that it forms very few compounds with other elements?
No. It is exactly the opposite. Carbon forms many varied molecules, especially organic compounds with oxygen and hydrogen. The noble gases are the elements that form few compounds.
What elements are always in a organic compound?
Carbon is always in an organic compound. In fact, the study of Organic Chemistry focuses on Carbon.
Which elements are considered the foundation organic compounds and why?
carbon and hydrogen Organic compounds contain carbon and hydrogen.
What are three elements that are most often found in organic compounds?
Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen are the three main elements of organic compounds.
What are compounds that mainly consist of the elements hydrogen and carbon?
These compounds are called "hydrocarbons".
What are the only 2 elements found in hydrocarbon compounds?
hydrocarbon are made of hydrogen and carbon
What 3 elements do all carbon compounds have in common?
There are 2 elements that all the organic compounds have. They are carbon and hydrogen. Most organic compounds contain oxygen.
Are hydrogen and carbon elements or compounds?
They are each an element A hydro-carbon is a compound
Organic compounds always have what two elements in them?
carbon and hydrogen
What is the elements and compounds of photosynthesis?
oxygen hydrogen chlorophyll carbon
Are carbon hydrogen and oxygen chemical compounds?
No, they are three of the elements.
What compounds and elements found in mango?
hydrogen, sulfur, carbon,
What are common elements found in organic compounds?
The most common elements found in organic compounds are carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. In living systems, the most abundant elements are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur.
Are carbon hydrogen and oxygen carbohydrates?
No. On their own they are elements. Carbohydrates do consist of carbon hydrogen and oxygen, but these elements can combine to make other compounds as well.
