Distinguish between organic and inorganic molecules?
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See the explanation below.
Explanation:
Organic molecules are molecules that contain carbon-hydrogen bonds. Almost all organic molecules are hydrocarbons. They are called organic because they are essential for life to exist.
Some examples of organic molecules include:
Methane
Glucose
Ethanol
Here is a picture of some more:
As you can see here, all of them contain carbon and hydrogen in their chemical structure.
I think you can guess then what are inorganic molecules. Well, they are molecules without carbon-hydrogen bonds. While they still can contain carbon compounds, such as
However, some are still essential for life, such as
Water
Oxygen gas
But mainly, some can be quite common compounds, with examples like
Rust
Table salt
Hydrochloric acid
Here are pictures of the compounds I've mentioned above:
Rust
Salt
Hydrochloric acid
I hope my explanation was clear!