Question

Which of these is a mineral?
1) sugar
2) oxygen
3) water
4) halite

Answer 1

For this question it should be 4. Halite.
Halite is a common evaporite mineral.

Sugar, Oxygen, and water are NOT minerals.
So therefore the answer is 4. Halite

Answer 2

Answer:

D

Explanation:

Oxygen is an element.

sugar is a hydrocarbon derivative.

water is a compound made of hydrogen and oxygen. There are no metals in it at all.

So you are left with Halite. The common name for halite is salt. The chemical formula is NaCl

Answer: D