The enamel on teeth contains:

fluorapatite

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chlorapatite

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apatite

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calcium monohydrogen phosphate

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Solution

The correct option is A fluorapatite
The enamel on teeth contains fluorapatite which is a phosphate mineral and contains calcium. Its formula is $C a_{5} (P O_{4})_{3} F$ .

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