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H2O (water) is an inorganic compound; it was not created by living organisms nor first found in them. Water is a simple molecule; organic molecules are much more complex (such as lipids or carbohydrates, for example) and are created by living organisms.

Also, organic compounds contain carbon and hydrogen.

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What element is required to be a part of a molecule to make that molecule organic?

Carbon is the element required to be a part of a molecule to make it organic. Organic compounds are those that contain carbon-hydrogen (C-H) bonds.


What functional group can cause an organic molecule to act as an acid?

A carboxylic acid functional group (-COOH) can cause an organic molecule to act as an acid. It donates a proton (H+) in solution, making the molecule acidic.


The functional group that confers acidic properties to organic molecules is?

The carboxylic Acid functional Group . It is indicated by R-COOH or R-C(=O)OH or R-C(=O)-O-H 'R' is the rest of the organic molecule The '-' is a single bond The '=' is a double bond Both oxygens are connected directly to the carbon.


Why are water molecules and oxygen molecules not attracted to each other?

water molecules are polar and are attracted to other polar molecules like water or glass. this means that it is only slightly more of one charge. hydrogen is slightly positive and oxygen is slightly negative. water looks like this: O H H water connects like this: H-hydrogen O-oxygen - is attraction O----H H---O----H H---O----H H---O----H H---O----H H---O----H H H H----O----H H---O----H H---O----H H---O----H H---O----H H---O also something else to note is that oxygen is massive compared to hydrogen. size of oxygen compared to hydrogen (aproxamate): OOO OOO-oxygen atom H-hydrogen atom OOO oxygen molecules can either look 1 of 2 ways: OO- standard oxygen that we breath OOO- this oxygen molecule is the oxygen that u would breath if you were on a mountain so this would mean that an oxygen molecule is much larger than a water molecule and cannot connect because oxygen has no positive atoms, therefor not allowing it to connect with the 1 oxygen molecule in water


Which end of water molecule attracts most of the electrons and acts negative?

From H and O, oxygen is the most electronegative, so that the negative side of the H-O-H 'triangle' with O in top.

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What symbols is an organic molecule?

An organic molecule is typically characterized by the presence of carbon (C) atoms bonded to hydrogen (H) atoms, and often includes other elements such as oxygen (O), nitrogen (N), sulfur (S), and phosphorus (P). Common symbols used to represent these elements in organic chemistry include C for carbon, H for hydrogen, O for oxygen, N for nitrogen, S for sulfur, and P for phosphorus. The arrangement and bonding of these atoms define the structure and properties of the organic molecule.


What percent is o-h-h molecule?

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Is CaCO4 organic or inorganic?

Inorganic.To be a organic molecule C must be present along with H


What is a example of molecule?

H(subscript 2)O


What is alkanoic?

An organic molecule with the functional group O=C−O. This is also known as an ester.


What types of bonds does a water molecule have?

One molecule of water (H-O-H) contains two ionic bonds.


Is CHO an organic compound?

CHO is the functional group for aldehydes.


What is a molecule that contains 1 C 2 H 1 O?

This molecule is formaldehyde.


What is a quick and dirty way to assess how much free energy an organic molecule has?

Count the C-H bonds Compare the number of C-H and C-C bonds vs. C-o bonds it contains


What is the composition of a surgar molecule?

C6H12O6 or H-(C=O)-(CHOH)5-H


What is a lipid molecule that has only single bonds between its carbon atoms?

There is NO 'one single bond' organic molecule possible.The simplest 'single bond' organic molecule is methane (CH4) with 4 (not one) single bonds (between central C and 4 H atoms).The only possible 'one double bond' organic molecule is carbon monoxide (C=O)


What element is required to be a part of a molecule to make that molecule organic?

Carbon is the element required to be a part of a molecule to make it organic. Organic compounds are those that contain carbon-hydrogen (C-H) bonds.