Q: A mineral’s crystal shape is determined by the way what objects are arranged?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

The patterns of atoms that make a mineral affect its physical properties. A mineral’s crystal shape is determined by the way the atoms are arranged. For example, you can see how atoms are arranged in halite in Figure above . You can see how salt crystals look under a microscope in Figure below . Salt crystals are all cubes whether they're small or large.

 Choices:

- molecules

- particles

- Electrons

- atoms


A:
atoms