is water a mineral or non mineral?
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A mineral is a solid, (generally) inorganic compound with a definite chemical composition and organized structure.  So, liquid water, not being a solid with a structure, would not be a mineral.  Ice, however, is technically a mineral.  (When it occurs in nature--sometimes the boundaries of our definitions are so arbitrary!)
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A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and a crystalline structure. A rock is an aggregate of one or more minerals. (A rock may also include organic remains.) Some rocks are predominantly composed of just one mineral. For example, limestone is a sedimentary rock composed almost entirely of the mineral calcite. Other rocks contain many minerals, and the specific minerals in a rock can vary widely. Some minerals, like quartz, mica or feldspar are common, while others have been found in only one or two locations worldwide. Over half of the mineral species known are so rare that they have only been found in a handful of samples, and many are known from only one or two small grains.\nthere for its hard to say which is rarest.
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I don't drink tap water, only bottled mineral water...at least that doesn't have flouride added to it.
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Ordinary water "IS CONDUCTIVE". The reason for this is that water contains many other elements which themselves are conductive. (I even know someone who died when the bamboo he was holding touched an open and live electrical wire because the bamboo was still fresh meaning it still contains some water in it)
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Crystalline water is, on the whole, known as ice...  or snow, in some contexts, or frost.\n\nIn the sense that we humans have feelings, there is really no evidence that water crystals have feelings.\n\nit seems to me that we humans have a common propensity to attribute feelings to things that are around us--and in doing that, it is probable that we are projecting ourselves into those objects--especially simple things, like water crystals.
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water's chemical description is H2O, one atom of oxygen bound to two atoms of hydrogen. \n\n1). Pure water has a neutral pH of 7, which is neither acidic nor basic.\n\n2). Water is called the "universal solvent" because it dissolves more substances than any other liquid.\n\n3). Water is unique in that it is the only natural substance that is found in all three states -- liquid, solid (ice), and gas (steam) -- at the temperatures normally found on Earth.\n\nTypes of water\nI). Hard & soft water\nSoft water - Any water that does not contain a significant amount of dissolved minerals such as salts of calcium or magnesium.\nHard Water - water containing a high level of calcium, magnesium, and other minerals. Hard water reduces the cleansing power of soap and produces scale in hot water lines and appliances.\n\nII). Ground water & Surface water\nGround water - In hydrologic terms, water within the earth that supplies wells and springs; water in the zone of saturation where all openings in rocks and soil are filled, the upper surface of which forms the water table. Also termed Phreatic water.\n\nSurface water - Precipitation which does not soak into the ground or return to the atmosphere by evaporation or transpiration, and is stored in streams, lakes, wetlands, and reservoirs is surface water.
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Water of crystallisation is the water which combines with the salt during crystal formation and gets attached to it and results in some very interesting properties of the crystal..\n\nIt depends on the nature f the salt, the temparature, the time of crystallisation, the catalysts and other factors.\n\nTry searching on google to get more info on water of crystallisation.
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not chemical reations\n\nonly reflection...
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Minerals are generally metallic ions (such as calcium and sodium) that the body needs to maintain its nervous, cardiovascular, or other systems.  A vitamin is an organic (carbon containing) compound that is usually much more structurally complex than a mineral, but serves much the same purpose.
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"A mineral is an element or chemical compound that is normally crystalline and that has been formed as a result of geological processes" (Nickel, E. H., 1995).\n\nA rock can be composed of lots of different minerals
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Alkaline water is also know as mineral water, cos they continue carbonate that increase the alkalinity of the solution.\n\nIn many places, "mineral water" is often colloquially used to mean carbonated water (which is usually carbonated mineral water, as opposed to tap water).\n\nMineral water is water containing minerals or other dissolved substances that alter its taste or give it therapeutic value. Salts, sulfur compounds, and gases are among the substances that can be dissolved in the water. Mineral water can often be effervescent. Mineral water can be prepared or can occur naturally.\n\nTraditionally mineral waters would be used or consumed at their source, often referred to as taking the waters or taking the cure, and such sites were referred to as spas, baths or wells. Spa would be used when the water was consumed and bathed in, bath when the water was not generally consumed, and well when the water was not generally bathed in. Often an active tourist centre would grow up around a mineral water site (even in ancient times; see Bath). Such tourist development resulted in spa towns and hydropathic hotels (often shortend to Hydros).\n\nIn modern times it is far more common for mineral waters to be bottled at source for distributed consumption. Travelling to the mineral water site for direct access to the water is now uncommon, and in many cases not possible (because of exclusive commercial exploitation). There are over 3000 brands of mineral water available commercially worldwide[1].
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water has an angular geometry instead of linear. that is the main reason water is a liquid at room temp instead of being a gas. it is also why water is polar instead of nonpolar.  and b/c water will hydrogen bond with other molecules it has a relatively high boiling point.
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Dissolved mineral salts produce ions in most tap water.  The process of distillation evaporates pure water as steam and then recondenses it into liquid water as it cools.  The minerals and other impurities are left behind, so there won't be any ions in distilled water.
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In my opinion calcium is inorganic. It is a mineral rather than an organism.
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You'll probably want to know typical values for drinking water and sea water.\n\nNormally, water contains dissolved salts with Na, K, Ca, Mg and depending on quality Fe and Mn as main kations and carbonate (and hydrogen carbonate), chloride, sulfate and to (hopefully) lesser extent nitrate and phosphate ions. There are numerous possibilities to combine these ions into solid salts, making the exercise fairly pointless.\n\nIf your teacher insists, Na and K for all the anions except HCO3(1-) and CO3(2-) which usually are written as Mg and Ca salts.\n\nCommon trace elements/compunds include Al, Si, NO2(1-), Li.\n\nMore or less routinely monitored heavy metal traces include As, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Ni, Hg, Pb, Sb, Tl, Zn
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water... it's the nutrients, minerals etc. IN the water that makes it grow
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Yep it's water but not the fountain of youth. Drinking water and lots of it rejuvenates the skin and keeps it healthy and nourished, our bodies and the earth is made mostly of water so go figure.  We can't survive without water you would die, literally.