Structural Classification
Usually binary classifications and combinations thereof:
- radicals, non-radicals
- cyclic vs. linear
- type of major bond: ionic (salts) vs. covalent, metallic
- organic vs. inorganic compounds (depends on whether carbon is the main constituent or not)
- (in organic chemistry)
- aliphatic vs. aromatic compounds
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