Question

How does increased pressure result in the formation of a mineral?

The atoms in the mineral get rearranged.
The mineral gets broken down over time.
The mineral erupts from a volcano.
The mineral dissolves in hot water.

Answer 1

The increased pressure forces the carbon chain structure of whatever element into a crystalline structure since that's the most resilient molecular structure. so is A

Answer 2

The correct answer is option A, that is, the atoms in the mineral get rearranged.

Step-by-step explanation:

With time, and under immense pressure, the atoms of a substance can become reorganized, producing a novel substance. For example, the carbon present underground in the form of coal encounters with intense pressure, that further gets rearranged or reorganized to convert into a diamond, that is, the atoms of coal get rearrange themselves with time to produce a diamond.