Organic chemistry is the study of carbon-containing molecules'structure,characteristics,content,reactions,and manufacture.The most common elements in organic compounds are carbon and hydrogen,although they can also contain a varietv of other elements(e.g.,nitrogen,oxygen,halogens,phosphorus,silicon,sulfur).Organic chemistry was once limited to the study of molecules created by living organisms,but it has since expanded to encompass human-made substances(e.g.,plastics).
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