FOOD CHEMISTRY
CARBOHYDRATES PROTEINS AND LIPIDS
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Question
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Which compound is inorganic (not organic)?
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Glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆)
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Ethane (C₂H₆)
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Carbon Dioxide (CO₂)
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Stearic Acid (C₁₈H₃₆O₂)
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -ANS: Carbon dioxide$(CO 2)$ is referred to as an inorganic compound because organic molecules don’t just contain carbon. They contain carbon bonded to hydrogen.
Detailed explanation-2: -Because it contains a significant amount of carbon. That’s really it as far as the definition of an organic compound goes. It is not organic to any organic chemist.
Detailed explanation-3: -Examples include the allotropes of carbon (graphite, diamond, buckminsterfullerene, etc.), carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbides, and the following salts of inorganic anions: carbonates, cyanides, cyanates, and thiocyanates.
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