Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of minerals A. Occur in gaseous and liquid state
B. Formed by inorganic processes
C. naturally occurring
D. definite chemical composition

A. Occur in gaseous and liquid state

Explanation:

The choice that is not a characteristic of minerals is that minerals occur in gaseous and liquid state.

All minerals are solid inorganic compounds.

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answer:

the answer is 6 valence electrons.

explanation:

valence is the # of electrons on the outer most shell of an atom.

oxygen has 6.

although, the valency of oxygen is 2, because it only needs to make 2 covalent bonds, or gain 2 electrons, to achieve the stable octet configuration of a noble gas.

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