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n200080 [17]
4 years ago
13

Coal is made from the remains of dead plants. It is made of carbon and other elements. Is coal a mineral?

Biology
2 answers:
soldier1979 [14.2K]4 years ago
6 0

Minerals are naturally-formed substances that have a specific chemical properties: abiogenic (minerals are not produced by or derived from living organisms,  non-organic in origin), stable at room temperature (i.e. at 25 degrees C) , are represented by a known chemical formula , have an ordered atomic arrangement/structure. Coal is not classified as a mineral because it is an organic substance. Correct answer: D (coal is formed from the remains of dead plants and animals).

Marta_Voda [28]4 years ago
6 0
<span>D No, because it is an organic substance. </span>A mineral is "a solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence", therefore coal<span> is not a </span>mineral<span> because it is organic, and </span>minerals<span> are inorganic. </span>
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