Question

Suppose you have two minerals. One mineral fractures into rough pieces, and a second mineral breaks into pieces with smooth surfaces.



What does this indicate?









A.

The second mineral is harder than the first mineral.








B.



The two minerals have a different arrangement of their atoms.









C.

Only the second mineral has crystalline structure.








D.

The second mineral is older than the first mineral.

d?

Answer 1

Nope
Hint: the arrangement of the atoms creates the structure of the minerals, thus allowing the mineral to break in a different way.

Answer 2

b ?

Answer 3

Yes :)