Organic chemistryis the study of compounds that contain carbon
•Organic compounds range from simple molecules to colossal ones
•Most organic compounds contain hydrogen atoms in addition to carbon atoms
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•Vitalism, the idea that organic compounds arise only in organisms, was disproved when chemists synthesized these compounds
•Mechanismis the view that all natural phenomena are governed by physical and chemical laws