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On it's on, i.e. in the form of diamond, coal or graphite, yes. There are a few other forms in which it is considered inorganic, such as it's oxides CO2 and CO, but the distinction between organic and inorganic carbon is somewhat arbitrary.

Organic carbon is generally every other carbon containing compound, but more specifically is any carbon containing compound also containing primarily hydrogen, and then oxygen. Organics can of course contain many other elements, but it is the carbon hydrogen backbone that classifies it as organic.

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