Question

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

Answer 1

Minerals may be defined as the combination of two or more elements of a substance.

Five criteria that exhibits a particle to be minerals;

• 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.