How do you distinguish between organic and inorganic compounds?

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Feb 13, 2018

Organic chemistry is the Chemistry of carbon.

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Chemists used to think that organic compounds had to have a living source but this view diminished after the synthesis of urea. Now organic chemistry is viewed as the chemistry of carbon except for the oxides, carbonates and hydrogebcarbonates.

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