{"id":187604,"date":"2025-02-05T15:00:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T15:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=187604"},"modified":"2025-02-05T15:00:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T15:00:47","slug":"which-one-of-the-following-is-not-true-for-minerals-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/05\/which-one-of-the-following-is-not-true-for-minerals-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Which one of the following is not true for minerals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Which one of the following is not true for minerals? A) they can be a liquid, solid, or glass B) they have a specific, internal, crystalline structure C) they can be identified by characteristic physical properties D) they have a specific, predictable chemical composition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Correct Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A) They can be a liquid, solid, or glass<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Minerals are naturally occurring, inorganic substances with a definite chemical composition and a crystalline structure. Let’s analyze why option A<\/strong> is incorrect and why the other options are true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Minerals must be solids<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    • A fundamental characteristic of minerals is that they exist as solids under normal Earth conditions. They cannot<\/strong> be liquids or gases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Liquids, such as water or mercury (which is a liquid metal), are not considered minerals because they lack a fixed crystalline structure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Glass is also not a mineral because it lacks a definite internal crystalline structure<\/strong>; it is an amorphous solid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Minerals have a specific, internal, crystalline structure (Option B – True)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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        • A mineral\u2019s atoms are arranged in a specific, repeating pattern known as a crystalline structure<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • This structure gives minerals their unique shapes and properties, like cleavage and hardness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          1. Minerals can be identified by characteristic physical properties (Option C – True)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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            • Each mineral has distinct physical properties<\/strong>, such as hardness, luster, color, streak, and cleavage, which help in identification.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • For example, quartz is hard and has a glassy luster, while pyrite (fool\u2019s gold) has a metallic luster.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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              1. Minerals have a specific, predictable chemical composition (Option D – True)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                • Every mineral has a definite chemical composition<\/strong>, which can be either a single element (like gold, Au) or a compound (like quartz, SiO\u2082).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • The composition may have slight variations due to impurities, but the general formula remains predictable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                  Conclusion:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                  Since minerals must be solid<\/strong>, option A is incorrect<\/strong>, making it the correct answer to the question.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                  Which one of the following is not true for minerals? A) they can be a liquid, solid, or glass B) they have a specific, internal, crystalline structure C) they can be identified by characteristic physical properties D) they have a specific, predictable chemical composition The Correct Answer and Explanation is : Correct Answer: A) They […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-187604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187604\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}