Organic Compounds and Essential Nutrients

What nutrient can be found in all organic compounds?

A. nitrogen
B. calcium
C. carbon
D. phosphorous

Answer:

I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is the third option. The nutrient that can be found in all organic compounds should be carbon. This element is surely found in all organic compounds. It is like the backbone of every organic compound present.

Organic compounds are any of a wide range of chemical compounds in which one or more carbon atoms are covalently linked to atoms of other elements, most commonly hydrogen, oxygen, or nitrogen. Carbides, carbonates, and cyanides are among the few carbon-containing compounds that are not classified as organic.

Thus, the correct option is C.