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प्रश्न
Differentiate between the two branches of chemistry – organic chemistry & inorganic chemistry with suitable examples.
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उत्तर
- Organic chemistry : “A branch of science that deals with the study of specific compounds (of carbon) hydrogen and oxygen.”
e.g. methane CH4, ethane C2H6, CH3COOH, CH4OH methyl alcohol. - Inorganic chemsitry : “A branch of science that deals with the study of – oxides of carbon, carbonates, metallic carbides etc.”
e.g. H2CO3 – carbonic acid, CO2, CaCO3 calcium carbonate.
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