The sentence that is not a true statement about mineral properties is option A. Calcite dissolves rapidly releasing visible bubbles of carbon dioxide gas so the acid test is useful for identifying if the mineral calcite is present. Hence, the correct answer is option A. Read below why option A. is the sentence that is not true of the minerals.
The bubbling release of carbon dioxide gas is so weak that one needs a hand lens to observe single bubbles slowly growing in the drop of hydrochloric acid - or so vigorous that a flash of effervescence is produced. This is the case as against the proposition stated in the option that it is visible whereas, it is not visible without a hand lens.
Therefore the correct answer is as given above.
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