Everything about Inorganic totally explained
Traditionally,
inorganic compounds are considered to be of mineral, not biological, origin. Complementarily, most organic compounds are traditionally viewed as being of biological origin. Over the past century, the precise classification of inorganic vs organic compounds has become less important to scientists, primarily because the majority of known compounds are synthetic and not of natural origin. Furthermore most compounds considered the purview of modern inorganic chemistry contain organic
ligands. The fields of
organometallic chemistry and
bioinorganic chemistry explicitly focus on the areas between the fields of organic, biological, and inorganic chemistry.
Inorganic compounds can be formally defined with reference to what they're not—organic compounds.
Organic compounds are those which contain carbon, although some carbon-containing compounds are traditionally considered inorganic. When considering inorganic chemistry and life, it's useful to recall that many species in nature are not compounds per se but are
ions.
Sodium,
chloride, and
phosphate ions are essential for life, as are some inorganic molecules such as
carbonic acid,
nitrogen,
carbon dioxide,
water and
oxygen. Aside from these simple ions and molecules, virtually all species covered by bioinorganic chemistry contain carbon and can be considered organic or organometallic.
Inorganic carbon compounds
Many compounds that contain carbon are considered inorganic; for example,
carbon monoxide,
carbon dioxide,
carbonates,
cyanides,
cyanates,
carbides, and
thyocyanates. In general, however, workers in these areas are not concerned about strict definitions.
Coordination chemistry
A large class of compounds discussed in inorganic chemistry textbooks are
coordination compounds. Examples range from species that are strictly inorganic, such as, to organometallic compounds such as
Fe(C5H5)2 and extending to bioinorganic compounds, such as the
hydrogenase enzymes.
Minerology
Minerals are mainly
oxides and
sulfides, which are strictly inorganic. In fact, most of the earth and the universe is inorganic. Although the components of the earth's crust are well elucidated, the processes of mineralization and the composition of the deep
mantle remain active areas of investigation, which are mainly covered in geology-oriented venues.
Inorganic compounds and materials science
Major classes of inorganic compound are studied and developed by chemists trained in
materials science. Species of interest tend to be polymeric (non-molecular) and
refractory, and often such materials are of commercial interest. In general these inorganic compounds are classified based on their bulk properties, not their composition or structure:
Further Information
Get more info on 'Inorganic'.
|
External Link Exchanges
Do you know how hard it is to get a link from a large encyclopaedia? Well we're different and will prove it. To get a link from us just add the following HTML to your site on a relevant page:
<a href="http://inorganic_compound.totallyexplained.com">Inorganic compound Totally Explained</a>
Then simply click through this link from your web page. Our crawlers will verify your link, extract the title of your web page and instantly add a link back to it. If you like you can remove the words Totally Explained and embed the link in article text.
As long as your link remains in place, we'll keep our link to you right here. Please play fair - our crawlers are watching. Your site must be closely related to this one's topic. Any kind of spamming, dubious practises or removing the link will result in your link from us being dropped and, potentially, your whole site being banned. |
