The body of water experiences eutrophication.
The process of eutrophication takes place primarily in ecosystems with gradual changing waters, mainly in deep lakes. In the depths of the lake, where deposition of dead algae takes place, the aerobic bacteria, which feeds on them proliferate that in turn consumes more amount of oxygen.
Though in the absence of enough circulation of water that is usually found in the case of deep lakes, the bottom of the lake is poorly oxygenated and the bacteria eventually deplete the oxygen found in the deep layers of water. Thus, they can no longer degrade all the dead organic matter and gets accumulated in the sediments. The lake is now considered to be aging.
B. Group number
For example, Sodium(Na) is in Group 1 and Na^+ has a charge of +1.
Minerals may be defined as the combination of two or more elements of a substance.
<u>Five criteria that exhibits a particle to be minerals; </u>
- They are natural and not man-made.
- Inorganic i.e. not made by any organism.
- Minerals are solids, not liquid or gas.
- They have a definite chemical structure.
- The atoms in minerals are arranged systematically and are arranged in a repeated pattern.
Minerals are natural and we use it in our day to day life. Products like salt and even a pencil have minerals. Also, these minerals help the parts in the human body to grow faster and function properly.
