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Diamonds are the hardest known mineral or stone found in nature. It is rated a 10 on the hardness scale known as the Mohs Scale.
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∙ 12y agoYes, diamond is known for it's hardness - scoring a 10 on the Moh's scale, it's the hardest mineral on earth.
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What is a diamond known for?
diamond is mainly known for its hardness.
What are the uniqueness of the diamond?
Diamond is the hardest known mineral on earth, topping the Mohs Scale of hardness at 10.
What is the hardness of a diamond and how is it measured?
The hardness of diamond on the Mohs scale is 10.
What mineral can scratch a diamond?
diamond's hardness is a factor of 10. So this is the highest hardness, no mineral has this hardness! You can't scratch a diamond.
What substance is equal in hardness to a diamond?
No natural substance is equal in hardness to a diamond.
What does the Moh's hardness scale show?
The hardness of different minerals and things. Like talc would be at one end of the spectrum, and a diamond would be at the other (since a diamond is the hardest mineral known).
How the hardness of diamond is measured?
The hardness of diamond is measured on the Mohs Scale, and diamond is the hardest mineral on the scale, ranked at 10.
What property of diamond lets them cut through glass?
Diamond is the hardest mineral known, on the 1-10 Mohs scale of mineral hardness, diamond is rated as 10.
What kind of mineral can scratch quartz but not diamond?
According to the Mohs scale of hardness, Diamond has a hardness of 10 and Quartz has a hardness of 7. Any mineral with a hardness greater than 7 can scratch quartz and diamond can scratch any mineral with a hardness less than 10. Corundum (hardness of 9) and Topaz (hardness of 8) are two examples of minerals that can scratch quartz but not diamond.
Does the following statement reflect a physical property or a chemical property-diamonds are the hardest known substance?
The hardness of diamond is a physical property of the diamond. The statement is also untrue as diamond is only the hardest known mineral, not the hardest known substance.
How does mineralogist identify the hardness of a mineral?
Minerologists identify mineral harness with a variety of tools. In order of hardness, they gnerally use their fingernails, nails, copper pennies, knife blades, glass, porcelain and other minerals such as quartz, topaz, corundum and diamond. The Moh's Hardness Scale gives a list of minerals in order of hardness with talc being the softest with a rating of "1" and diamond the hardest at a "10".
Where can the diamond be found on the mohs hardness scale?
Diamond is the top of the Mohs hardness scale, ranked at 10.
