Question

Describe three properties you can use to distinguish between organic and inorganic compounds

Answer 1

Organic compounds and inorganic compounds differ from each other. Three differences are :
1. Organic compound has carbon and hydrogen atoms while the inorganic compound has other atoms.
2. Organic compounds make the important biomolecules such as amino acids, proteins, DNA, RNA, etc whereas the inorganic compounds make the salts, acids, bases, etc.
3. Organic compounds have carbon hydrogen bonds or carbon carbon bonds. These types are not formed in inorganic compounds.