I Carbon has a unique place in our lives. Each living cell, food, wood, paper, petro-chemicals, cooking gas, perfumes, etc are all made up of carbon. Chemistry of carbon compounds is known as organic chemistry.
Organic chemistry encompasses study of all carbon-hydrogen compounds.
These are also called hydrocarbons. Inorganic carbon chemistry is the study of oxides, nitrides and allotropes of carbon. There are many differences between organic and inorganic compounds. Organic compounds are mostly insoluble in water. They have low melting points and exist by forming covalent bonds.