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Because oxygen is very reactive and can form an immense number of compounds. Also oxygen is very abundant in the nature.
Oxygen is a very common gas in the atmosphere. Minerals are made by oxidation of elements. So oxygen is present in most of them.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoBecause oxygen is very reactive and can form an immense number of compounds. Also oxygen is very abundant in the nature.
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∙ 9y agoOxygen is a very common gas in the atmosphere. Minerals are made by oxidation of elements. So oxygen is present in most of them.
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What is the most common mineral in the composition of minerals?
Oxygen.
What mineral is the most important for plant roots to grow?
water, sun and oxygen
Most of the oxygen and hydrogen in living organisms is present as?
water
What three elements are present in all alcohols?
An alcohol group is R-OH where R stands for any carbon chain. So your alcohol group will have Oxygen and Hydrogen and Carbon. Most of the basic functional groups are permutations of arrangements of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
When a mineral deposits classified as an ore?
An ore is a portion of a mineral deposit that can be economically extracted at the present time. A mineral deposit is a concentration of naturally occurring material that is potentially economic to extract.
What are the most common mineral groups?
The most common mineral groups are: silicates, carbonates, sulfates, sulfides, halides, and oxides.
What are the Most common rock forming mineral groups?
The most common rock forming mineral groups would be: silicates, carbonates, sulfates, sulfides, halides, and oxides.
What is the most common mineral in the composition of minerals?
Oxygen.
What are the two most common rock forming mineral groups?
Elements
No oxygen is present?
Oxygen is present because you can breath it, and it is all around us, but you can not see it. So in some cases it isn't present, but in most it is present.
What mineral is the most important for plant roots to grow?
water, sun and oxygen
How much percentage of oxygen does the moon have?
There is no atmospheric oxygen on the moon. There is oxygen bound up in the regolith, most notably in the mineral ilmenite. The quantities are as yet unknown
Silicon and oxygen combine to form the framework of the most common mineral group?
Silicon and oxygen combine to form the most abundant mineral group, the silicates.
Most of the oxygen and hydrogen in living organisms is present as?
water
Where did oxygen get its name?
The word oxygen comes from Greek words meaning "acid former" because most mineral acids and all carboxylic acids contain oxygen.
What three elements are present in all alcohols?
An alcohol group is R-OH where R stands for any carbon chain. So your alcohol group will have Oxygen and Hydrogen and Carbon. Most of the basic functional groups are permutations of arrangements of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
What are the five common rock forming mineral?
The most common rock forming mineral groups would be: silicates, carbonates, sulfates, sulfides, halides, and oxides.
