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The body is made mostly of organic compounds. The only abundant inorganic compound is water.

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What are the fundamental difference between organic and inorganic chemicals in the body?

Basically, organic compounds have carbon. Inorganic do not (though there are some exceptions).


What is the difference between organic lead and inorganic lead?

Organic lead compounds contain carbon atoms in their molecular structure, while inorganic lead compounds do not. Organic lead compounds are typically more toxic and volatile than inorganic lead compounds. Inorganic lead compounds are commonly found in minerals and are less likely to easily enter the body through inhalation or skin contact compared to organic lead compounds.


What are the major categories of organic and inorganic compounds in the body?

Organic: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, and ATP. Inorganic: water, salts, acids, and bases.


Is water in the body inorganic or organic?

inorganic


Is carbon a organic compound in your body?

yes carbon is a part of organic compound. but there are inorganic compounds also containing carbon (such as carbonates, bicarbonates etc).


Is silica is organic?

Yes, which is why it reacts so little with the human body.


Will inorganic nutrients add fat to the body?

By inorganic, we're talking about compounds without carbon. Your body is capable of metabolizing four general compounds for energy, carbohydrates, fats, protein and alcohol. All of these compounds are organic. Inorganic nutrients cannot be metabolized for energy and play some other role in the body, so they cannot be stored as fat.


Is calcium an inorganic element?

Strictly speaking, all elements are inorganic, because organic or inorganic is a property of compounds, not elements, and only compounds that include covalent bonds between carbon atoms and some other atom are organic.


Is skin an organic or inorganic compound?

Water is an inorganic compound, since it does not contain carbon. This does not mean that it is not necessary to life: The terms "organic" and "inorganic" in chemistry have remained unchanged from an earlier period when the chemistry underpinning life was poorly understood, but the definitions of these terms have changed so that a compound must contain carbon to be considered "organic" in the chemical sense.


What nutrients needed by the human body are NOT organic compounds?

Minerals like calcium, potassium, and iron are essential nutrients needed by the human body that are not organic compounds. These inorganic nutrients are required for various physiological functions, including bone health, nerve function, and oxygen transport in the blood.


Why urea is inorganic compound?

Urea is considered an inorganic compound because it does not contain carbon-hydrogen bonds, which are characteristic of organic compounds. Urea is a nitrogen-containing compound that is produced by living organisms as a waste product of protein metabolism, and it is not derived from living organisms like organic compounds are.


What has the author F W Tunnicliffe written?

F. W. Tunnicliffe has written: 'The pharmacology of Izal' -- subject(s): Pharmacology 'Concerning the behaviour in the body of certain organic and inorganic phosphorus compounds' -- subject(s): Phosphorus compounds