Chemistry
Explain the term 'Organic Chemistry'. State the 'Natural sources' and 'Importance' of organic compounds.
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Organic Chemistry is the study of carbon compounds excluding oxides of carbon, metallic carbonates and related compounds like metal cyanides, metal carbides.
Natural sources of organic compounds are:
- Plants
- Animals
- Coal
- Petroleum
- Fermentation
- Wood
Importance of organic compounds — Organic compounds are extremely useful to us in our daily life. The soaps and shampoos we use while taking bath, the powders, perfumes, we apply on the body, the clothes we wear, food we eat i.e., carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, etc., fuels we use, natural gas, petroleum products, medicines, explosives, dyes, insecticides, are all organic compounds.
There is hardly any walk of life where we do not need organic compounds.
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