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I am doing an exam test and I need help! I don't get this question at all! "What determines the chemical and physical properties of a mineral?" If you can answer less than 10 minutes that would be great! Thank you!

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A mineral is an inorganic solid substance formed naturally in the ground having a definite physical and chemical properties.

The internal atomic structure or arrangmenet of atoms of a mineral determines the chemical and physical properties of the mineral.

For example: diamonds and graphite, atmoic structure of diamond is rigid tetrahedral network providing chemical and physical properties of diamond.

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