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Oxygen has been used up during combustion process of the mixture.

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Why determination of carbon and hydrogen in sugar method cannot be determine the presence of oxygen in an organic compound?

because kCLO3 already contain oxygen. so, it can't be determine which one oxygen came from.


How do you determine the basicity of a compound?

the aidity of a compound is the acidity of a coumpound get it? if you still cannot get go back to general chemistry instead of organic chemistry i hope that this helps you


Why decomposition of carbon and hydrogen in sugar cannot be used to determine presence of oxygen in organic compound?

When sugar is burned in oxygen, the content of carbon and hydrogen can be calculated from the generated carbon dioxide and water, and the oxygen element in the two comes from sugar and oxygen, so it cannot be measured.


Is sodium organic?

No. Sodium Chloride (NaCl), table salt, does not contain carbon and therefore cannot be an organic compound.


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No. Sodium Chloride (NaCl), table salt, does not contain carbon and therefore cannot be an organic compound.


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


Can an organic compound that contains only carbon hydrogen and oxygen be a protein?

No,it cannot be a protein.There must be an ammine group.


Does camphor conduct electricity?

No, camphor does not conduct electricity. It is a type of organic compound, so it cannot ionize to conduct electricity.


How do you recognize an organic compound?

All organic compounds contain carbon.


Why carbon dioxide is not an organic compound?

Organic compounds contain a carbon atom covalently bonded to a hydrogen. Carbon dioxide is very important in organic chemistry and carbon chemistry in general, but it is not organic because it contains only carbon and oxygen ... no hydrogen.


How can a decomposition reaction help you determine whether a pure substance is an element or a compound?

If a substance undergoes a decomposition reaction, it is a compound. Pure elements cannot decompose because there is nothing for them to decompose into.


How can separate salt and sugar?

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