Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Classification of Organic Compounds

Organic compounds are molecules that are contains mostly carbon and hydrogen atoms. If the molecule just contains carbon and hydrogen atoms, it is  called a hydrocarbon. Organic compounds constitute about 90% of all compounds. Organic molecules can also contain other atoms such as oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and halogens.
Depending upon the arrangement of carbon atoms in their structure, organic compounds are broadly categorized into two types.
1.Acyclic or Open Chain compounds.
2.Cyclic or Closed Chain compounds.
Molecules can either be an open chain or closed chain.
open chain - A molecule that doesn't form into a ring. It can either be a straight chain molecule or a branched chain
closed chain - A molecule that does form a ring. This is also known as a cyclic compound.



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Sources: ncert.nic.in  study.com

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