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3 years ago

All organic molecules have what element in common

Chemistry

2 answers:

joja [24]3 years ago

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Every organic molecules/compound contains carbon (c).

Some other very abundant are hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur.

I learned this with the acronym CHNOPS.

C - Carbon

H - Hydrogen

N - Nitrogen

O - Oxygen

P - Phosphorus

S - Sulfur

Hope this helps!

kari74 [83]3 years ago

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Answer: The elements which are common for all organic molecules is hydrogen and carbon.

Explanation:

Another name for organic molecules are hydrocarbons. This means that the molecules which consist of hydrogen and carbon atoms is an organic compound.

For Example:

$H_2O\text{ and }CO_2$ are not organic compounds, because in water, carbon is not there and in carbon dioxide, hydrogen is not there. But, $CH_4$ is an organic compound because hydrogen and carbon both are present.

Hence, hydrogen and carbon elements are common to all organic molecules.

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