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'''Inorganic [[chemistry]]''', as opposed to [[organic chemistry]], is chemistry that does not involve the [[atom]] [[carbon]].  However, the gas [[carbon dioxide]] is considered inorganic (despite its containing carbon) for historical reasons.
'''Inorganic chemistry''' is a subdiscipline of [[chemistry]] involving the [[science|scientific]] study of the properties and [[Chemical reaction|reactions]] of all [[chemical elements]] and  [[chemical compound]]s other than the vast number of [[organic compound]]s (compounds containing at least one [[carbon]]-[[hydrogen]] bond).<ref>[http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/~cchieh/cact/applychem/inorganic.html Inorganic Chemistry: A Study Guide] From the website of the [[University of Waterloo]], [[Canada]]</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Christopher G. Morris (Editor)|title=Academic Press Dictionary  of Science and Technology|edition =1st Edition|publisher=Academic Press|year=1992|id=ISBN 0-12-200400-0}}</ref>
 
There are a number of subdivisions of inorganic chemistry such as the four subdivisions of the [[American Chemical Society]]'s Division of Inorganic Chemistry , namely [[organometallic chemistry]], [[bioinorganic chemistry]], [[solid-state chemistry]] and [[nanoscience]].<ref>[http://www.acsdic.org/officers.htm Division of Inorganic Chemistry, 2010 Officers] From the website of the American Chemical Society</ref>


==Distinctions between inorganic and organic chemistry==
==Distinctions between inorganic and organic chemistry==
==References==
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Inorganic chemistry is a subdiscipline of chemistry involving the scientific study of the properties and reactions of all chemical elements and chemical compounds other than the vast number of organic compounds (compounds containing at least one carbon-hydrogen bond).[1][2]

There are a number of subdivisions of inorganic chemistry such as the four subdivisions of the American Chemical Society's Division of Inorganic Chemistry , namely organometallic chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, solid-state chemistry and nanoscience.[3]

Distinctions between inorganic and organic chemistry

References

  1. Inorganic Chemistry: A Study Guide From the website of the University of Waterloo, Canada
  2. Christopher G. Morris (Editor) (1992). Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology, 1st Edition. Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-200400-0. 
  3. Division of Inorganic Chemistry, 2010 Officers From the website of the American Chemical Society