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Carbon dioxide, Co2, contains carbon, yet it is considered to be inorganic. Explain.

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Co2 is inorgainc

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Something is only concidered if it has a carbon-hydrogen bond. Carbon dioxide or Co2 does not contain hydrogen so it is inorganic.

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CO2 is considered organic because it doesn’t contain a hydrogen. Organic compounds must contain carbon bound to hydrogen and possibly other elements.
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