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All organic molecules contain carbon and hydrogen. what parts of an organic molecule may contain oxygen, nitrogen, or phosphorus?

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i think its oxygen

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Answer is: functional groups.
Functional groups are specific groups that are responsible for the characteristic chemical properties of molecule.
Proteins have nitrogen and oxygen in functional group.
Nucleic acids and some lipids have phosphorus in fuctional group.
Carbohydrates have oxygen in functional group for example.
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