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Naily [24]
4 years ago
12

What five criteria must be met for a substance to be a mineral.

Biology
1 answer:
mafiozo [28]4 years ago
8 0

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.

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