Question

Who is known as the father of organic chemistry?
(A) Issac Newton
(B) Galileo
(C) Friedrich Wohler
(D) Narendra Modi

Answer 1

Hint: The father of organic chemistry himself, converted an inorganic molecule into an organic molecule. He was a German scientist. He was born in the century.

Complete answer:
- Isaac Newton was a physicist and he hasn’t given any specific contributions to chemistry. Same way, Galileo’s work was also related to physics and astronomics. Narendra Modi is the prime minister of India and he hasn't given any contributions to chemistry.
- Wohler initially worked on topics of inorganic chemistry. He was the first to obtain Beryllium and Yttrium in its pure form. He also made several contributions to inorganic chemistry.
- At a time, it was believed that organic compounds can only be synthesized from other organic compounds. But Wohler converted Urea form an inorganic material, Ammonium cyanate and that invention changed the whole course of organic chemistry.
- Wohler introduced the concept of isomerism inorganic compounds. The concept of functional groups was also introduced by him. That’s why he is regarded as the father of organic chemistry.
- Out of all four options, only Friedrich Wohler was a chemist by profession. He is known as the father of organic chemistry by many scientists.

So, correct answer is (C) Friedrich Wohler

Note: Note that Galileo and Isaac Newton had not made any such contributions to chemistry so that they can be regarded as the father of organic chemistry. Although Wohler has given many such contributions to inorganic chemistry, he is regarded as the father of organic chemistry.