Sources of Organic Compounds


 
 
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Sources of Organic Compounds

The main sources of organic compounds are

(i) Organisms,

(ii) Coal and

(iii) Petroleum.

Organisms

Living and their products contain large varieties of carbon compounds. Pants  give us sugar, starch, cellulose, vegetable oils, drugs, etc. Animals give us fast and oils. Many things that we use in our life, such as grains, pulses, sugar, tea, coffee, paper, wood, rubber and plastics are all made of carbon compounds.

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Question : 1

Which of the following are correct :

(a) Animals give us fats and oils.

(b) Plants give us sugar, starch, cellulose,vegetable oils, drugs, etc.

(c) A large number of organic compounds are obtained from coal, e.g., benzene, phenol and  naphthalene.

Right Option : D
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Question : 2

____________________ is/are the organic compounds which are obtained from coal.

Right Option : D
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Question : 3

What is the actual composition of natural gas ?

Right Option : A
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