Etymology:
The term "inorganic" is derived from Greek:
Meaning:
Inorganic refers to substances that do not contain carbon or carbon-hydrogen bonds, as opposed to organic compounds which do.
Origin:
The term "inorganic" was first used in the 19th century by Swedish chemist Jöns Jakob Berzelius. Berzelius categorized chemical compounds into two main groups:
This distinction was based on the older vitalist theory that only living beings could create organic molecules. However, later discoveries in organic chemistry demonstrated that organic compounds could be synthesized in the laboratory without the involvement of living organisms.
Today, the definition of inorganic compounds has expanded to include any substance that does not contain carbon-hydrogen bonds, regardless of its origin.
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