Question

question 17 (5 points)
is ice a mineral? defend your answer using evidence.

question 18 (5 points)
describe the four main properties of matter.

Explanation:

A mineral is a naturally - occurring, inorganic, solid, with a definite chemical composition and an ordered internal structure. Ice (natural water ice) is naturally occurring (forms in nature without human intervention). It is inorganic (not made by living organisms in the sense that organic compounds are). It is solid (at appropriate temperatures). It has a definite chemical composition (\(H_2O\)). And it has an ordered internal structure (a crystalline structure).

The four main properties of matter are:

• Mass: A measure of the amount of matter in an object. It is measured in units like grams (g) or kilograms (kg).
• Volume: The amount of space that matter occupies. It can be measured in cubic centimeters (\(cm^3\)) or liters (L) for liquids.
• Density: Defined as mass per unit volume (\(

ho=\frac{m}{V}\), where \(
ho\) is density, \(m\) is mass, and \(V\) is volume). It gives an indication of how closely packed the particles of matter are.

• State (solid, liquid, gas): Solids have a definite shape and volume, liquids have a definite volume but take the shape of their container, and gases have neither a definite shape nor volume.

Answer:

Yes, ice is a mineral.