Some Rocks and Minerals Are Not Stable at the Surface

question 33

Multiple Choice

Some rocks and minerals are not stable at the surface because they:

• A) are exposed to water
• B) formed in high-temperature environments
• C) formed in high-pressure environments
• D) are exposed to oxygen
• E) all of these

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Definitions:

Grignard Reagent

Organomagnesium compounds used in organic chemistry to form carbon-carbon bonds, represented by the formula RMgX.

Starting Material

The substances used at the beginning of a chemical synthesis which are transformed through chemical reactions to produce desired products.

Organic Product(s)

Chemical compounds and substances that are synthesized from organic molecules through various chemical reactions.

Reaction

A chemical process where substances interact to form new compounds or change into different substances, driven by the rearrangement of atomic bonds.