Difference between revisions of "Inorganic"
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| − | '''Inorganic''' means something is not composed of organic material; organic material must contain carbon, by definition. By extension, organic chemistry is the chemistry of carbon. All living material is composed mainly of carbon | + | '''Inorganic''' means something is not composed of [[organic]] material; organic material must contain [[carbon]], by definition. By extension, organic [[chemistry]] is the chemistry of carbon. All living material is composed mainly of carbon [[atom]]s, hence the association of "organic" with "living", though that association does not necessarily hold in all cases. |
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Revision as of 02:28, November 25, 2008
Inorganic means something is not composed of organic material; organic material must contain carbon, by definition. By extension, organic chemistry is the chemistry of carbon. All living material is composed mainly of carbon atoms, hence the association of "organic" with "living", though that association does not necessarily hold in all cases.