Question

Identify the following as Organic or Inorganic?

1. Steel
Formula: Fe

2. Drano
Formula: KOH

3. Steroid
Formula: C₂₇H₄₆

4. Olive Oil
Formula: C₁₈H₃₄O₂

Answer 1

I think 3 and 4 are organic

Answer 2

Organic compounds are those which contain carbon and hydrogen atom .

Inorganic compounds are those which do not contain hydrogen and carbon.

1) Iron is inorganic because it does not have carbon.

2) KOH is inorganic because it does not have carbon.

3) Steroid is organic as it contains carbon.

4)olive oil is organic as it contains carbon.

Hence, we conclude that 1 , 2 are inorganic and 3 ,4 are organic.