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Minerals crystal habit, cleavage, hardness, color and luster are the properties that distinguish minerals from other substances.
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Which property most easily distinguishes sulfur from the other solid substances?
color
Solid material made of one or more minerals or other substances?
rock
What two properties are least useful in identifying a mineral?
Color and streak would be the least useful, because they may be shared by a multitude of other minerals.
What should you do to identify or distinguish between two yellow minerals contained within a rock?
Minerals with a matching color can have other vastly different physical properties. Mineralogists commonly use properties such as hardness, crystal shape, and streak color as aids in identification. Use the flowchart in the link below to learn more.
Can minerals create new minerals?
yes minerals can create other minerals.
What does acid test tell you about mineral?
It distinguishes calciferous minerals from other minerals.
Properties that depend on the substances reaction with other substances?
Chemical properties are properties that depend on the substances reactions with other substances. Physical properties can be observed without changing the composition of the matter.
What properties of a substance determines how that substances will react when combined with other substances?
properties of matter that determine how a substance reacts with other substances
Which property most easily distinguishes sulfur from the other solid substances?
color
Does the substances that take part in a chemical reaction keep their properties?
Some, but not all, substances do so. Such substances are known as catalysts.
What distinguishes minerals from other types of solids?
solid materials have patterns on them which is considered as a crystal
What properties of a substance determines how that substance will react when combined with other substances?
properties of matter that determine how a substance reacts with other substances
Is the ability to react with other substances a chemical properties?
chemical properties
What do chemical properties react with?
Other Substances
What are substances in physical properties that describe how a substance reacts with other substances?
Chemical property
What are the active medicinal properties of aloe?
Anthraquinones, polysaccharides including acemannan, arabinose, cellulose, galactose, mannose and xylose. Prostaglandins, fatty acids, enzymes, amino acids, vitamins, minerals and other substances.
Why should you test several properties when identifying minerals?
Testing serveral properties is useful because some minerals many have similar or the same properties as each other. Testing several properties greatly reduces the chances of a misidentification.
