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Differenatiate between "minerals " and " ores". |
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Answer» SOLUTION :Minerals are naturally OCCURING chemical substance in the earths CRUST obtainable by mining. The minerals from which a metal can be economically and conveniently extracted is ore. For example, Al occurs in the earth.s crust in the form of two chemical substances BAUXITE `(Al_2O_3.2H_2O)` and clay `(Al_2O_3.2SiO_2. 2H_2O)`. These are CALLED minerals. However, Al can be convenienthly and economicallyextracted from bauxite. Therefore, bauxite is an ore of Al. |
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