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Organic chemistry is the study of compounds containing

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Organic chemistry is the study of compounds containing carbon.

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Organic chemistry is the study of compounds containgn carbon and hydrogen (hydrocarbons). It is called organic because these compouns are the basis of life: all the living things have cells which contain hydrocarbons: chains of atoms of carbon bonded to hydrogens and other elements.
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