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.
Minerals because there are more minerals in rocks and crust. So that is the answer
Minerals are composed of elements. See a Periodic Table to learn more about the elements.
two or more different elements
Atoms of elements combine to form compounds. A chemical compound is a pure chemical substance consisting of two or more different chemical elements that can be separated into simpler substances.
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.