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General Characteristics of Organic Compounds

Everything in this world has unique character, similarly organic compounds are unique in their characteristics. Some of them are given below:

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

Everything in this world has unique character, similarly organic compounds are unique in their characteristics. Some of them are given below:

·                 Organic compounds have a high molecular weight and a complex structure.

·                 They are mostly insoluble in water, but soluble in organic solvents such as ether, carbon tetrachloride, toluene, etc.

·                 They are highly inflammable in nature

·                 Organic compounds are less reactive compared to inorganic compounds. Hence, the reactions involving organic compounds proceed at slower rates.

·                 Mostly organic compounds form covalent bonds in nature.

·                 They have lower melting point and boiling point when compared to inorganic compounds

·                 They exhibit the phenomenon of isomerism, in which a single molecular formula represents several organic compounds that differ in their physical and chemical properties

·                 They are volatile in nature.

·                 Organic compounds can be prepared in the laboratory

 

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