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Select all that apply. Organic compounds must contain: hydrogen carbon oxygen nitrogen

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Answer: hydrogen and carbon

Step-by-step explanation:

Organic compounds are those compounds that contain carbon bonded to hydrogen.Example:
CH_4 is an organic compound as it contains C-H bond.

Inorganic compounds are those compounds that do not contain carbon or contain carbon not bonded to hydrogen. They might contain other elements such as nitrogen or oxygen. Example:
CO_2

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Select all that apply. Organic compounds must contain carbon. Organic molecules mean that chemical compounds contain carbon in them. Organic also refers to living organisms. So originally, the term organic molecules are found in living things. Carbon can also bond with other four atoms because of its outer shell that has four electrons. This is the reason why organic molecules can be so large because of this bonding. For example, we need proteins in our body in order to perform the necessary functions to live. Proteins are made up of nucleic acids. And nucleic acids have a carbon-nitrogen-hydrogen bond in it
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