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Let R be a commutative ring with unity 1 and let I be a minimal ideal...

Let R be a commutative ring with unity 1 and let I be a minimal ideal in R i.e.
a nonzero ideal which does not properly contain another non-zero ideal. Show that
either the product of two elements in I is always zero or there is an element in I that
serves as unity in the ring I. Show also that in the latter case I is a field.

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