Concept of Organic Compounds

Why are organic compounds studies as a separate branch of chemistry?

Name the alkyl radical and the functional group of the following organic compound of C₂H₅OH ?

What are carboxylic acids? Give their general formula?

For each of the compounds : (a) ethane (b) vinegar (c) Marsh gas draw the relevant structural formula

Ethane, Ethene, Ethanoic acid, Ethyne, Ethanol

From the compounds given above, name

The compound with -COOH as apart of its structure.

Name the organic compound prepared by each of the following reactions:

\[\ce{CaC2 + 2H2O ->}\]

Write the equation for the following reaction:

Ethene and water(steam)

Give reason as to why :

 Almost 90% of all known compounds are organic in nature