f two minerals have the same chemical composition but cleave into different shapes, which is true?

A.
They have different hardnesses.

B.
They have different streaks.

C.
They have different colors.

D.
They have different arrangements of atoms.

Question

f two minerals have the same chemical composition but cleave into different shapes, which is true?
	
	
 
A.
	They have different hardnesses.
	
 
B.
	They have different streaks.
	
 
C.
	They have different colors.
	
 
D.
	They have different arrangements of atoms.

aaronq · Answer

They have different arrangements of atoms.

anonymous · Answer

D. (because minerals can be polymorphs - same chemical composition but different arrangement of atoms - since atom arrangement determines cleavage then you can have different cleavage for different polymorphs of a mineral)