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Organic chemistry is currently defined as

(A) the study of compounds made only by living cells.
(B) the study of carbon compounds.
(C) the study of natural (as opposed to synthetic) compounds.
(D) the study of hydrocarbons.

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Solution Summary: The author explains that organic chemistry is the study of carbon compounds. Wohler synthesized urea (a compound containing carbon) artificially.

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