Question

ter 2 exam, substances that do not contain carbon are ______ substances, while substances that do contain carbon are. ple choice organic; inorganic inorganic; organic neutral; positively charged inorganic; covalently bonded

Explanation:

To solve this, we recall the definitions of organic and inorganic substances. Inorganic substances are defined as those that do not contain carbon (except for some exceptions like carbonates, but in general for this basic definition), while organic substances are those that contain carbon (especially in the context of chemistry, related to carbon - based compounds like hydrocarbons, carbohydrates etc.).

• Option A swaps the definitions, so it's incorrect.
• Option C is about charge (neutral and positively charged) which has nothing to do with carbon content, so it's incorrect.
• Option D: the second term "covalently bonded" is about the type of bonding, not related to carbon content, so it's incorrect.
• Option B correctly matches the definitions: substances with no carbon are inorganic, and those with carbon are organic.

Answer:

B. inorganic; organic