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Organic or Inorganic? Stephen Taylor
Bandung International School
Name the molecule and then decide if it is organic or inorganic.
H2O
H2O
water
H2O
water
Inorganic!
Where’s the carbon?
C6H
12O
6
C6H
12O
6
glucose
C6H
12O
6
glucose
Organic!
CO2
CO2
Carbon dioxide
CO2
Carbon dioxide
Inorganic!
Oxides don’t count
NaCO2
-
NaCO2
-
Sodium carbonate
NaCO2
-
Sodium carbonate
Inorganic!
Carbonates don’t count either.
C2H
6
C2H
6
ethane
C2H
6
ethane
Organic!
ribose
Organic!
ribose
NaHCO3
NaHCO3
Sodium
hydrogencarbonate
NaHCO3
Sodium
hydrogencarbonate
Inorganic!
Hydrogencarbonates – no!
amino acids
Organic!
amino acids
KHCO3
KHCO3
Potassium
hydrogencarbonate
glycerol
glycerol
Organic!
KHCO3
Potassium
hydrogencarbonate
Inorganic!
O2
O2
oxygen
O2
oxygen
Inorganic!
Deoxyribonucleic acid
(single nucleotide)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
(single nucleotide)
Organic!
Fatty acids
Fatty acids
Organic!
dipeptide
dipeptide
Organic!
triglyceride
triglyceride
Organic!