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Water cannot be classified as a mineral, ice can as long as its naturally occurring though so in some cases ice can but water may never because it is a liquid. And liquids can't be minerals because its not a solid. For mineral to be one is must be natural occurring, inorganic, solid, crystal structure, and definite chemical composition
Water is the solvent because it is what dissolves the solid salt into the solution. The water molecules pull apart the crystal structure of salt and surround the salt ions.
Of course. The reason for water's solid structure when frozen is due only to hydrogen bonds, which form a type of crystal lattice structure. When heat is applied, these bonds break, and water becomes liquid once again. then you crap yourself.
In ice, each molecule of water is hydrogen bonded to four other water molecules, forming a hexagonal crystal lattice. This structure causes the ice to increase in volume and become less dense when it freezes.
water of crystallization or water of hydration or crystallization water
A mineral is defined as a non-organic solid with a definite composition and crystal structure and which formed by natural processes. Glacial ice and salt meet all of these criteria. Sugar, however, is organic while water is a liquid and lacks a crystal structure.
Ionic compounds form giant ionic structures. Such structures are also known as giant lattice structure or crystal lattice.
Water is the solvent because it is what dissolves the solid salt into the solution. The water molecules pull apart the crystal structure of salt and surround the salt ions.
Liquid water is not considered a mineral because it is not a solid. But solid water--ice, is considered a mineral because it is a solid with a crystal form.
Hydrate: a solid compound that contains water molecules as a part of the solid crystalline structure
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The answer depends on what the solid is: ice, a hydrate crystal, or something else.
Water when frozen, has a crystal structure that gives a solid of less density than the equivalent liquid. There are a few other materials that demonstrate this behaviour - Silicon, Bismuth, Gallium are a few others.
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Water is the solvent because it is what dissolves the solid salt into the solution. The water molecules pull apart the crystal structure of salt and surround the salt ions.
Evaporating water sodium chloride remain a solid crystalline powder.