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What are the factors that influence the kinds of minerals that form?
What are the factors that influence the kinds of minerals that form?
- Density, volume, atomic mass, atomic radius
- Temperature, pressure, chemical activity of water, mobility of chemical elements (correct)
- Atomic weight, atomic number, electron cloud, protons
- Boiling point, solubility, color, hardness
What does the atomic number represent in an atom?
What does the atomic number represent in an atom?
- Atomic weight
- Number of electrons
- Number of protons (correct)
- Number of neutrons
Which particles reside in the nucleus of an atom?
Which particles reside in the nucleus of an atom?
- Neutrons
- Protons and neutrons (correct)
- Electrons
- Protons and electrons
What is responsible for the chemical properties of atoms?
What is responsible for the chemical properties of atoms?
Which factor is NOT mentioned as influencing the formation of minerals?
Which factor is NOT mentioned as influencing the formation of minerals?
What is the relationship between the number of protons and electrons in an atom?
What is the relationship between the number of protons and electrons in an atom?
What primarily influences the nature and extent of elemental substitutions in minerals?
What primarily influences the nature and extent of elemental substitutions in minerals?
What fundamental property of elements affects their ability to combine with others in mineral formations?
What fundamental property of elements affects their ability to combine with others in mineral formations?
In mineral structures, what is defined by the geometric arrangement of ions?
In mineral structures, what is defined by the geometric arrangement of ions?
What type of bonding dominates in the structure of silicate minerals?
What type of bonding dominates in the structure of silicate minerals?
Which compound ion with a residual negative charge is important in the crystal structure formation of minerals?
Which compound ion with a residual negative charge is important in the crystal structure formation of minerals?
What fundamental property defines the proportions of different chemical elements in a solid mineral?
What fundamental property defines the proportions of different chemical elements in a solid mineral?
What distinguishes a naturally occurring mineral from one that is synthetically produced?
What distinguishes a naturally occurring mineral from one that is synthetically produced?
Why must a mineral consist of a single solid substance according to the text?
Why must a mineral consist of a single solid substance according to the text?
Which term describes minerals with an internal structural framework of atoms arranged in a regular geometric pattern?
Which term describes minerals with an internal structural framework of atoms arranged in a regular geometric pattern?
What is the main distinguishing factor of amorphous minerals compared to crystalline minerals?
What is the main distinguishing factor of amorphous minerals compared to crystalline minerals?
Why are chemical elements or combinations of chemical elements seen as the source of minerals?
Why are chemical elements or combinations of chemical elements seen as the source of minerals?
What does the term 'homogeneous solid' imply about minerals according to the text?
What does the term 'homogeneous solid' imply about minerals according to the text?
