INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES IN INDIA

MINERALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Is wood a ____
A
Mineral
B
Ore
C
Both
D
None
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. Wood is definitely a non-metal. It is composed of mixture of complex molecules.

Detailed explanation-2: -Wood is often classified into two categories including hardwood and softwood. But, the difference between these two types of wood isn’t in their name. That is, hardwood isn’t necessarily denser than softwood. For instance, yew wood is classified as a softwood but is considerably tougher than certain hardwoods.

Detailed explanation-3: -A piece of wood is not alive because, once it is not part of a tree, it cannot use the energy from sunlight to grow, produce seeds, and make more pieces of wood.

Detailed explanation-4: -Wood is basically a non-metal. As wood doesn’t have any metallic properties like it is a bad conductor of heat and electricity, it is non-sonorous and doesn’t have lustre. All this property of wood makes it a non-metal.

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