Essay Archive - Organic Compounds
Organic Compounds
Chemists observed that there were two types of substances. Those
from non-living matter and those from living matter. They were classified
into two categories which include inorganic substances and organic
substances. Many similar properties were observed by the Chemists. Most
inorganic substances were observed to change very little, if any, when
heated. Also, organic substances were thought to be produced only by
living organisms.
Later in time organic substances were studied in greater detail.
Chemists learned that nearly all....
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