Is KBr potassium bromide molecule an organic compound?

Answer 1

No, because:

• no carbon in it
• no covalent bonds in it
• it is just a simple metal-halide ionic bonded salt

All organic compounds must:

1. contain carbon
2. the majority of the bonds (especially the carbon bonds) must be covalent
3. be complex in structure (e.g. CO2 although it meets 1 & 2 is really too simple to normally be considered organic)

In the original definition 3 read more like "be too complex to make in the lab, only living organisms can make it", which is why they got the name "organic compounds". Although we now know how to make them in the lab, the name stuck.

Answer 2

KBr is not organic - it is an inorganic salt and thus ionic.

Answer 3

Yes a molecule made of Potassium (K) and Bromine (Br) called Potassium bromide.

Answer 4

No, potassium bromide (KBr) is an inorganic compound because it does not contain carbon-hydrogen bonds that are a characteristic of organic compounds.

Answer 5

Yes it is called potassium bromide