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All organic compounds contain the element carbon.

By definition, organic chemistry is the study of chemical compounds that contain Carbon (C).

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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and NITROGEN!!! Nitrogen is in all organic molecules because it is needed to complete an amino acid- also found in all organic molecules!!!

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All organic compounds contain the element carbon.

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most of the organic compounds contain carbon.

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The principal element is Carbon (C)

But Oxygen (O) and Hydrogen (H) asre also important because "just" carbon is not enough to be an organic compound.

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Only carbon is indispensable in an organic molecule.

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carbon

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Carbon.

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What elements must be found in organic compounds?

Carbon.


Do all compounds contain carbon?

No. The term 'compound' refers to any pure substance made up of molecules that contain multiple different elements. By definition, a compound must contain carbon to be considered organic. Inorganic compounds may also contain carbon (CO2, CO, H2CO3). So, all organic compounds contain carbon.


Which element is the main componemnt in all organic molecules?

By definition, organic compounds must contain hydrogen and carbon. Other common elements include oxygen and nitrogen and sometimes sulphur, phosphorus, halogens. There are many other compounds that contain metals (organometallic chemistry).


Is cesium and chlorine a organic compound?

NO!!! THey are both elements in the Periodic Table. Organic compounds MUST contain CARBON. Caesium and Chlorine , when combined, form the INORGANIC salt 'caesium chloride'; (CsCl).


What organic compounds must contain more than one carbon?

Any organic compounds besides methane and methanol contain more than one carbon.


All organic compounds must contain what element?

Carbon (C)


What organic molecules must contain what elements?

carbon and hydrogen


A compound must have at least one metal atom and one non metal atom?

No. Chemical compounds contain two or more different elements. H2O is a compound that does not contain a metal.There are many other examples, all the organic compounds for instance.


Do all organic molecules contain carbon?

Yes, carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe by mass after hydrogen, helium, and oxygen. It is present in all life forms and the chemical basis of all known life. In the human body carbon is the second most abundant element by mass after oxygen.


All organic compounds must contain which one what nitrogencarbon watersulfer?

Carbon......at least on this planet


What 3 elements do organic molecules contain?

It's not just 3. There are more. Organic compounds must be made of carbons. That's the first rule. Next is that the other elements will be most often hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, or the halogens, but sometimes others as well. So it's not just 3 elements.


What atom are organic compounds made of?

Any compound MUST be made up of atoms of more that one type - otherwise they are not compounds. The only common characteristic of organic compounds is that they contain atoms of carbon, but a lump of pure carbon need not be organic.