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What determines the properties of a mineral?

A. The size of the specimen and the arrangement of its atoms

B. The size and shape of a specific sample.

C. The elements that compose it and its age.

D. The elements that compose it and the arrangement of its atoms

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The answer is (C) M' lady

Answer:

The properties of a mineral are determined by the "elements that compose it and the arrangement of its atoms".

Explanation:

  • Every mineral possesses its own unique "physical and chemical properties". To determine these properties, a small sample of the mineral is collected from a naturally occurring deposit of the mineral.
  • The size of this sample collected has nothing to do with the physical and chemical properties of the mineral.
  • The elements that form the mineral and the size of atoms of these minerals is what ultimately matters in the determination of the properties of the given mineral.