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Methane CH4 is the simplest organic compound
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Some people think carbon monoxide C=O is also an organic molecule (and why shouldn't it), then this is the simplest, but propyn C2H2 also has lesser atoms in one molecule than methane.
Ch4 (Methane).
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 13y agoMethane (CH4), besides carbon dioxide (CO2) which is (also) called an INorganic compound.
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∙ 12y agoMost chemists would probably choose methane, CH4.
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∙ 7y agoIn traditional chemistry we would say a molecule. However modern usage reserves that term for covalent substances, so perhaps 'formula unit' may suffice.
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∙ 12y agocamestryest
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∙ 13y agoH2o
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∙ 13y agoCO and CH4
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∙ 6y agoKeratin
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∙ 7y ago"molecule"
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