Question

part e
why is glass is not considered a mineral?
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glass is made by organisms.
glass is solid.
glass has a disorderly atomic structure.
glass has an unknown chemical composition.
glass is not naturally occurring.

Explanation:

A mineral has a definite chemical composition and an ordered atomic structure. Glass has a disorderly atomic structure (it is amorphous), which means it does not meet the criteria for being a mineral. While glass is solid, not all solids are minerals. Glass is not made by organisms. Its chemical composition can be known (e.g., silica - based glass has a known composition). And there are natural glasses (like obsidian), but the key non - mineral characteristic here is the disorderly atomic structure.

Answer:

Glass has a disorderly atomic structure.