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what is a mineral?
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a naturally occuring inorganic solid that posses a definate chemical structure and a unique set of Physical properties
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differecnce between rocks and minerals.
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a mineral is naturally occuring. a rock is compose of two or more minerals.
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describe the basic structure of an atom.
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an atomis the smallest particle of matter that sitll retains the characteristics of an element. each atom has a nucleus which contians protons and neutrons. orbiting the nulceaus is are the electrons.
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how do you find the atomic number and mass of an element?
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the number of protons determines the atoms number. The sum of both the protons and neutrons is the atomic mass of an element.
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what is an isotope?
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a variant of the same element but with a different atomic mass
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what is radioactive decay? how does this process relate to isotpoes?
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radioactive decay is the process in which isotopes
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