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Why is it some elements are considered as minerals since minerals exist in compound form?
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There is a classification of minerals known as elemental minerals, that meet all the requirements of the definition of a mineral: solid, naturally occurring, crystalline structure, definite chemical formula, and inorganic. Elemental minerals include gold, silver, copper.
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What elements exist in almost every compound in your body?
Oxygen
In what two way can elements occur in nature?
Some elements occur in nature in a pure form, and not as part of a compound with other elements. Elements such as copper, silver, and gold are also minerals. Almost all pure, solid elements are mentals.
Can you have an atom of a compound like you can an element or can you only have a molecule of a compound?
Yes, elements and compounds can exist separately.
Why elements and all compound exist as molecules?
All elements and all compounds do not exist as molecules. As examples, noble gases exist as individulal atoms and ionic compounds form lattices.
What atom elements are in iron oxide?
"Atoms" of the compound iron oxide do not exist, but the compound contains iron and oxygen atoms, both in the form of ions.
What elements are found in iron oxide?
"Atoms" of the compound iron oxide do not exist, but the compound contains iron and oxygen atoms, both in the form of ions.
What elements are found in iron oxide atoms?
"Atoms" of the compound iron oxide do not exist, but the compound contains iron and oxygen atoms, both in the form of ions.
What is the isotopes number element of calcium chloride?
Isotopes of elements exist. There are no isotopes for compounds and calcium chloride is a compound.
Does sugar exist as atoms only?
No, it is a compound. Compounds are made up of elements, and elements are made up of atoms.
How many elements are known to exist on earth?
Today are known 118 chemical elements; 98 are considered as natural elements (but some have also and an artificial origin).
Why were gold copper and silver among the earliest elements discovered?
Simply because they exist in their natural state. Most elements are naturally found in compounds (ores, minerals) and must be processed to access the actual elements.
Why do sodium and chlorine have such different properties when they exist as elements from when they exist as the compound sodium chloride?
Because the ionic bonds cause the molocules to stablize and become less volatile.
