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Old 21-08-2013, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by bigjoe View Post
Funny thing Roger.

Is, if they say it is Organic, then by chemical definition

it would have to contain Carbon, at least. KCL. NaCL.

Where's the Carbon!!

They should be had for false advertising!!
BIGJOE.
As a chemist and a pedant (sorry) I have to point out that the chemicals you describe are made of potassium or sodium, carbon and some element whose symbol is L - possibly you mean lithium or lanthanum . Common salts are KCl and NaCl. Also, while it is necessary that a compound contain carbon to be considered organic, not everything that contains carbon is considered organic eg carbon dioxide, carbonates, cyanide and ferricyanates. (Just nod you head in agreement and I promise to disappear.)
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