What are the 6 major elements that make up organic molecules?

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anor277
Apr 22, 2017

Hmmm, well carbon for one...........

Explanation:

And also hydrogen........

And thus, typically, we find #"(1) carbon,"# #"(2) hydrogen"#, #"(3) oxygen"#, #"(4) nitrogen"#, #"(5) phosphorus"#, and #"(6) sulfur"#. AS an inorganic chemist I always found it astonishing that carbon chemists could do so much with so few elements.

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