In 1982, the United States government changed the way it minted pennies. Before 1982, pennies were made of 95% copper and 5% tin. Now they are made of 97.5% zinc coated with copper. Because they weigh different amounts (have different masses) and are still the same item, they make a good model for studying isotopes. 4. What do the two kinds of pennies represent in this exercise?
5. How do the pennies differ? How do isotopes differ?
6. What do the pennies have in common? What do isotopes have in common?

aquifers are bounded above and below by impermeable rock. the driving force of groundwater movement in confined aquifers is pressure, rather than gravity.

answer is: naturally occurring solid, inorganic compound or element is mineral.

minerals usually have crystalline form, that means than crystal constituents (atoms, molecules or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions.

for example magnetite is a mineral of iron oxide (fe₂o₃).

calcite is a carbonate mineral and the most stable polymorph of calcium carbonate (caco₃).

dolomite is an   carbonate mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate (camg(co₃)₂).