According to vital force theory_______________?
Correct answer: B. organic compounds cannot be synthesized from inorganic compounds
- A. Oorganic compounds can be synthesized from inorganic compounds
- B. organic compounds cannot be synthesized from inorganic compounds
- C. organic compounds can be synthesized by animals
- D. organic compounds can be synthesized by plants
Explanation
Vital force theory claimed that organic compounds could be produced only by living organisms because they required a special vital force. Wöhler's synthesis of urea from inorganic ammonium cyanate disproved this idea. The likely mistake is option a, which describes the modern view rather than the belief of vital force theory.
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