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(b) What is the Vital force theory? Why was it discarded?

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Vital force theory -

It is assumed that organic compounds are only formed in living cells and there is no known method to prepare them in laboratories.

It was believed that they produced some vital force on nature so it is called vital force theory.

Reason It was discarded

Because Friedrich Wohler showed that it was possible to obtain an organic compound (urea) in the laboratory.

$N H_{4} C N O \to C O {(N H_{2})}_{2}$ (urea).

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