Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Identify the following statements as True or False.

S1: Mineral is heterogeneous in nature.

S2: Minerals are naturally occurring substances.

S3: Minerals have a definite internal structure.

• A. S1: True, S2: False, S3: True
• B. S1: False, S2: True, S3: True
• C. S1: False, S2: True, S3: False
• D. S1: True, S2: True, S3: True

Answer 1

The correct option is B S1: False, S2: True, S3: True

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Geologists define minerals as a “homogenous, naturally occurring substance with a definable internal structure”. A mineral is homogeneous because it shows uniform properties throughout.