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Most organic compounds contain carbon and _____.

I know that the blank that would be filled in is oxygen, but why would it be oxygen?

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The blank is not to be filled with only oxygen organic compounds also contain other elements such as hydrogen, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur.

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