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Which one of the following is a mineral?

evs - i constituents of food minerals in our diets types of nutrients nutrients and deficiency

  1. Gypsum

  2. Magnesium

  3. Manganese

  4. Bauxite

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Solution:- (D) Bauxite

Bauxite is the principal ore of aluminum. Aluminum in bauxite is hosted by aluminum hydroxide minerals including gibbsite, boehmite, and diaspore.

Among the below given minerals, Potassium Chloride is extracted from
a) Sylvite
b) Carnallite
c) Potash

evs - i constituents of food minerals in our diets types of nutrients nutrients and deficiency

  1. Only a

  2. Only a and b

  3. Only b and c

  4. All a,b and c

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Potassium Chloride can be extracted from-

$a.$ Sylvite (Potassium Chloride in natural mineral form)
$b.$ Carnallite $(KCl\cdot MgCl _2\cdot 6H _2O)$
$c.$ Potash (rich in potassium chloride)