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GCSE Combined Science · key term
A member of the large class of carbon-based compounds, usually containing carbon bonded to hydrogen; not every carbon-containing compound is classified as organic.
Used by AQA and OCR
Specification 4.8.1.2 · Paper 3, Paper 4
A compound containing carbon atoms covalently bonded to atoms of other elements, commonly hydrogen, oxygen or nitrogen.
Revise: Hydrocarbons in Crude OilAn organic compound that also contains oxygen, for example, is not a hydrocarbon.
Specification C2.3b · Chemistry Paper 1
Do not confuse organic compounds with carbon allotropes: a compound contains more than one element, whereas an allotrope is a form of an element.
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Organic compounds are a large class of carbon-based compounds, usually containing carbon bonded to hydrogen. They include substances found naturally and substances made by chemical reactions in laboratories or industry. Methane in natural gas is a natural example; polyethene, a plastic, is a synthetic example.
Chemistry, Combined Science
A carbon-based compound. Most organic compounds contain carbon bonded to hydrogen; some simple carbon compounds, such as carbon dioxide, are classified as inorganic.
Revise: Carbon Compounds and Polymer PropertiesThis combination of four bonds and the ability to bond to itself makes an enormous variety of organic compounds possible. These are carbon-based compounds, usually containing hydrogen and sometimes other elements. Changing the length of a carbon chain, its arrangement, or the atoms attached to it produces different compounds.
