Answer:
The corect answer is c) naturally occurring; solids
Explanation:
Minerals exists as solid substances in nature consisting of one or more element chemically combined together formiming compounds with definite composition. As mentioned earlier single elements can form minerals and examples of single element mineral are Silver, Carbon and Gold which are found in nature in their pure form and are mined.
Minerals are normally found in rocks, which may contain one ore more different types of minerals
Paper is shredded, the paper is physically being shredded, iron rusting is due to oxygen reacting with it, gas is burned releases and odor which is a sign of chemical, shirt being bleached is chemical reaction.
<em>The periodic table helps people understand what a substance's atoms can contain, which also provides information on how it can perform a specific action, or how well it can act as a base and so on. When people understand what something is made of, we can figure out what it can be used for. This makes it easier for workers to construct important structures.</em>
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<em>-Sayonara</em>