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• Organic compounds have much lower melting and boiling points than inorganic
compounds though there are exceptions. Due to covalent bonds instead of ionic
• Organic compounds are more inflammable (more volatile) but are poorer
conductors of heat and electricity than inorganic compounds.
• Organic compounds react at a slower rate and produce much more complex set
of products than inorganic compounds.
• Inorganic compounds contain metal atoms while they are never found in organic
compounds.
• Organic compounds can be a source of energy for living things while inorganic
compounds are catalysts.