Water contains various chemical compounds, including many trace minerals. The quantity and quality of these elements give water its taste. Calcium makes water sweet and smooth, potassium and silicic acid (from silicates) make it taste refreshing. Magnesium gives it a bitter taste, and sulfuric acid ions add astrigency. These minerals are often removed by water treatment, and chlorine may be added as well, then buffered to remove its taste. Some bottled waters now add back these minerals to give their product a distinctive "natural" flavor.
Yes. The high salt percentage (~33%) along with the special minerals makes the water a bit oily.
Zeolite is actually not a mineral, but the name of a large group of minerals, that are silicates with framework structures containing open cavities in the form of channels and cages. This framework makes them excellent filters with a multitude of uses. A few common zeolite minerals are analcime, chabazite, and heulandite. Zeolites of the World by Tschernich is the best reference on these minerals.
unitary
essentially that's what a lot of elements are, but what makes an element a new element is if it can be reproduced and be stabilized for an amount of time
compounds
In terms of the total mass of the universe, it is single elements.
Most minerals are compounds, made up of two or more elements. Very few minerals are composed of only a single element, such as native copper or gold. The majority of minerals form through complex chemical reactions involving multiple elements.
Minerals are composed of elements. See a Periodic Table to learn more about the elements.
two or more different elements
Atoms of different elements combine to form compounds through chemical bonding. These atoms bond together to create new substances with unique properties. The types of bonds that form between atoms include covalent bonds, ionic bonds, and metallic bonds.
Noble gasses are most resistant to form compounds. They have a complete outermost energy level. But Xenon makes few compounds.
There is no general relationship.
All elements are made up of a single atom. This is the defining characteristic that makes it an element as opposed to a compound.
Because they have interlocking electrons as the different elements' electrons have been 'tangled'
The answer depends on what is meant by "stronger". The concept of strength is not normally used in to describe elements of compounds.
Inert gasses do not react with other elements or compounds.