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Most scratches from fingernails leave red marks where the scratch occurred.
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If you scrape a rock with your fingernail and your fingernail leaves a scratch it must be?
Your nail is 2.5 so the rocks you can scratch are, Gypsum and Talc.
What is a word that matches to cut with a fingernail?
Scratch.
Can your fingernail scratch talc?
you can scratch talc becuase it is the softest mineral on the moth scale.
Why can your fingernail scratch talc?
you can scratch talc becuase it is the softest mineral on the moth scale.
What mineral you can scratch with your fingernail?
The most commonly known mineral that can be scratched with a fingernail is talc.
What are the two minerals that you can scratch with a fingernail?
talc and gypsum
Are borax crystals hard?
No because you can scratch it with your own fingernail..
How do you get rid of scracthes on a car?
To determine if a scratch can be removed rather than having to refinish your vehicle, run your fingernail LIGHTLY over the scratch. If your fingernail catches it cannot be removed. If your nail doesn't catch the scratch can be removed by buffing the scratch with a compound. (if the scratch is still there, try sanding with fine grade sand paper 800grit or higher then repeat buffing)
What can scratch gypsum but can be scratched by all other minerals?
The human fingernail can just scratch gypsum, but is softer than all other minerals.
How do you heal red ant bites on legs?
use clear fingernail polish (or colored if you have to) and apply it over the bite. the red bugs attach at the surface of the skin and you need to stop their air supply to kill them. if you scratch them until the surface is red and swollen it will only only prolong their life under the skin.
What will scratch serpentine and what does not scratch it?
The Mohs hardness of serpentine is 2,5-3; it a soft mineral. Not scrached by a graphite pen; scratched by fingernail, copper etc.
Can a fingernail scratch a talc?
Talc i assigned a hardness of 1 according to the Mohs scale of hardness. This implies that talc has the least hardness and therefore is soft and can be scratched by a fingernail.
