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Distinguish between organic and inorganic compounds.
Asked by Topperlearning User | 13 Apr, 2016, 08:55: AM
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Organic compound

Inorganic compound

1. Presence of carbon: Carbon is a necessary element in every organic compound.

1. Carbon is not an essential element in inorganic compounds.

2. Solubility in water: They generally do not dissolve in water.

2. They generally dissolve in water.

3. Solubility in the organic solvents: They dissolve in organic solvents like alcohol, benzene and chloroform.

3. All inorganic compounds do not dissolve in organic solvents.

4. Melting and boiling point: They have low m.p. and b.p. and easily decompose on heating.

4. They have high m.p. and b.p. and usually do not decompose on heating.

5. Combustibilty: They are inflammable that is they catch fire easily.

5.They do not burn easily.

6. Bonding: They form covalent bonds.

6. Most of them form ionic bonds.

7. Conductivity: They are non-electrolytes.

7. Only those that form ionic bonds are good electrolytes.

8. Isomerism: They show the phenomenon of isomerism.

8. No such phenomenon is shown by inorganic compounds.

9. Reactions: Molecular reactions are slow, due to the presence of linkages. These reactions never proceed to completion.

9. Reactions are fast if ionic and slow if covalent in nature.

Write any four differences.

 

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