Give Reason as to Why : Almost 90% of All Known Compounds Are Organic in Nature - Chemistry

Give reason as to why :

Almost 90% of all known compounds are organic in nature

One Line Answer

Carbon can form a large number of compounds because of tetravalency and catenation.

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Chapter 11.6: Carboxylic Acid - Exercise 7 [Page 296]

Chapter 11.6 Carboxylic Acid
Exercise 7 | Q 6.1 | Page 296

Complete :

The organic acid present in vinegar is ……………………..

Draw the structural formula for the acetone compound. What compound is used to describe this compound taken together?

Give reasons for the existence of the large number of organic compounds.

Name the alkyl radical and the functional group of the following organic compound:

C₃H₇CHO

What is hydrogenation? How hydrogenation of ethene occurs? Give one use of hydrogenation.

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

The reaction between ethene and chlorine forms only one product. Name the type of the reaction.

Compound A is bubbled through bromine dissolved in carbon tetrachloride and the product is CH₂Br - CH₂Br.
\[\ce{A ->[Br2/Od4] CH2Br - CH2Br}\]

What type of reaction has A undergone?

Give the structural formula of the following organic compound:

Methanal