Each mineral group has a distinctive chemical feature such as a. oxides are a metal combined with oxygen
b. sulfides are a metal combined with sulfur and oxygen
c. halides are a salt combined with a metallic atom
d. phosphates are made of phosphate polygons

A

Explanation:

the density(ratio between mass and volume as m/v) decreases from top to bottom in periodic table group as the size increases and nuclear charge decreases. but in periods density increases from left to right as atom size decreases and nuclear charge increases.