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You lost me when you called a mineral a chemical.
by redundantly 3y ago
You lost me when you called a mineral a chemical.
- hidelooktropic 3y agoA mineral is a chemical.
- jtrn 3y agoSand is largely composed of silicon dioxide (SiO2), which is a chemical compound. Each grain of sand is a tiny crystal composed of atoms of silicon and oxygen bonded together. These grains are formed by geological processes over long periods. While "sand" is a term for particle size rather than composition, its main constituent, especially in quartz sand, is indeed a chemical substance.
- redundantly 3y agoI expected this kind of reply. By your reasoning we can just call anything chemicals, as all physical matter are a mixture of chemical elements. Words matter. Sand is not a chemical.
- jbd0 3y agoAll matter is made of chemicals.
- redundantly 3y agoYeah. That's what I said.