Chapter 6.4, Problem 2MI

Summary Introduction

To define:

The term organic compound.

Introduction:

A compound is a substance shaped when at least two chemical components are synthetically reinforced together. The elements in any compound are always present in fixed ratios.

Explanation of Solution

In science, organic compounds are commonly any chemical substance that contains carbon-hydrogen bonds. Because of carbon's capacity to catenate (form chains with other carbon particles), a millions of organic compounds are known.

The substance mixes of living things are known as natural mixes in view of their relationship with living beings and on the grounds that they are carbon-containing mixes. The four kinds generally critical to human structure and capacity are sugars, fats, proteins, and nucleic acids.