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Potassium chloride is called a mineral salt. What sort of chemical is a mineral..?

bonded to an acid molecule called- such as potassium citrate?Thanks

Answer:

all metals like potassium,sodium,iron,magnecium etc are minerals
A mineral is mostly an inorganic salt that can form naturally in the earth. Potassium citrate on the other hand is an organic salt which is formed by addind an potassium base to citrate acid (citrate acid is an acid that is found in fruits and is termed organic as it is mostly has carbon atoms in it)

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