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what are the building blocks of minerals?
3 pts
rocks
elements
isotopes
electrons
Minerals are substances formed naturally in the Earth. They are made up of chemical elements. Elements are the basic substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means. Rocks are made up of minerals, not the other way around. Isotopes are different forms of the same element with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. Electrons are sub - atomic particles. Since minerals are chemical compounds, their building blocks are elements.
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