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.
Answer: Mixture
Explanation:
If there is and unstable element composition of say, pure graphite an un-pure gold then a chemical reaction will most likely be used to separate the two elements.
