Exploration of Elements in

Nature
Terminology
• Mineral
Minerals are solid elements or compounds present naturally with definite crystalline structures
and chemical compositions.
• Natural compound
Combination of several elements (naturally)
• Element
 A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means (one atom)
• Earth’s crust
Hard outer layer of earth
• Reactivity series of metals
Reactions of metals in accordance to level of reactiveness with oxygen
Terminology
• Extraction of metal
• Mining issue
• Physical characteristic
• Chemical characteristic
• Blast furnace
• Slag
MINERALS
ELEMENTS??? COMPOUNDS???

Iron ore

Oxygen compound Water

2 oxygen molecules
Minerals
• Minerals are solid elements or compounds present naturally with
definite crystalline structures and chemical compositions. Various
minerals are contained in rocks found in Earth’s crust.
Al2O3 Fe2O3 PbS SnO2
NATURAL COMPOUND
What is NATURAL COMPOUNDS???
• Combinations of natural elements that has many uses in daily life such
as in the construction of roads and buildings, and for table tops
Is limestone a natural compound made up
of a combination of several elements?
To show that a natural compound is a
combination of several elements