Which best describes why acetic acid (ch3cooh) is an organic compound, but sodium hydroxide (naoh) is not?

CH3COOH is considered an organic compound since it contains a chain of carbon. An organic compound is a class of organic compound that contains one or more carbon atom covalently linked to other elements. Inorganic compounds, on the other hand, is a compound that doesn't necessarily have a carbon atom.

C. Acetic acid contains a significant amount of carbon, but a sodium hydroxide contains no carbon.

Explanation:

Organic compounds are based on carbon. They also, almost always, include hydrogen as well.

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