Q. Which of the following are amongst the few carbon-containing compounds not classified as organic?
Answer: Cyanides
Notes: A compound is organic if it contains carbon. A cyanide is a chemical compound that contains the group CºN. This group, known as the cyano group, consists of a carbon atom triple-bonded to a nitrogen atom. It is treated as inorganic compound. This is due to an obsolete concept known as vitalism, a belief that living things were fundamentally different from non-living things.
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