For a molecule to be considered organic what elements must be present?

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Doug Noel · Answer 1 · 2017-10-08T04:10:59+0000

Carbon and hydrogen. Why carbon? Because it has a special valence, if I can say so. This valence (IV in organic chemistry) will allow it to bend to a lot of other atoms and create complex molecules.

For a molecule to be considered organic what elements must be present?

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