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What are the important characteristic of organic compounds

What are the important characteristic of organic compounds 

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Naveen Kumar
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6 years ago

The general characteristics of organic compounds are as follows:

  • Their main constituents are Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen and some times elements such as Phosphorus, Nitrogen, and sulphur are present.
  • They are essentially covalent compounds.
  • They undergo addition, substitutin or elimination reactions.
  • Generally, the characteristics of the organic compounds are dependent upon the functional groups present in them.
 
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