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What Is an Organic Substance? by Lee J. Silverberg is a Chemistry article available to read on EtoBox.

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No exact definition of an "organic" substance has been agreed upon by the chemical community and textbook definitions vary substantially. The question of what exactly constitutes an "organic" substance is explored in this paper. Various carbon-containing substances that have been by some considered to be "inorganic" are examined in an attempt to ascertain whether carbon in these compounds display different chemical behavior than what is expected of carbon in an "organic" substance. Types of substances considered are carbon allotropes, carbides, carbonates and bicarbonates, cyanide and cyanate ions, carbido clusters, carbon oxides, and compounds without hydrogen.

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Author
Lee J. Silverberg
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2021
Language
EN
Field
Chemistry (Physical Sciences)

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