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True false hardness is determined by how easily a mineral can be scratched?
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What is hardness sometimes referred to as scratch-ability?
A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched is it's hardness.
On a scale of 1-10 can a level 6 scratch a mineral over the level of six?
yes, though not easily. Moh's hardness scale is not very even- the difference between 5 and 6 is not that great and a sharp point of 5 can possibly scratch a rough surface of 6, the with damage to the 5. This is certainly true where a mineral is recorded as hardness 6, but has variable hardness, so the surface being scratched is actually lower than 6 - Disthene is a well-known example of a mineral with hardness that varies in different directions.
Can gold be scratched from gold plated things?
Yes, quite easily even. You can rub with pencil eraser, it will come of in few stokes.
What are some physical properties of a mineral?
7 Properties include: Hardness, luster, streak, cleavage, density, color, and fracture.
What does copper contain?
Copper has a low hardness and is easily malleable. The element copper contains copper - it is often used for electrical conductivity.
Measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched which is determined b the arrangement of of a minerals atom?
Hardness is the measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
What is total hardness?
hardness is how easily a mineral can be scratched
What is ment by a meant by a mineral's hardness?
Hardness is the measure of how easily a mineral is scratched.
What is a measure of easily a mineral can be scratched?
hardness
A measure of how easily a mineral is scratched?
hardness
The measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched?
The term for this is "hardness".
What property of minerals measures how easily a mineral can be scratched?
Hardness
Measure how easily a mineral can be scratched?
Mohs hardness scale measures that.
What is hardness sometimes referred to as scratch-ability?
A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched is it's hardness.
Which mineral can be easily scratched by a fingernail has a cleavage metallic luster and has a black streak?
Well you see, it's pretty simple. If a fingernail has a hardness of 2.5, and the question is asking what mineral can easily be scratched by a fingernail. Well then it is Graphite. It has a less hardness than your fingernails.
What mineral is very easily scratched and found in drywalls of houses?
Gypsum (number 2 on the Moh's Hardness Scale)
Which property used to indentify minerals measures how easily a mineral can be scratched?
The answer is hardness. On Moh's Scale of Hardness, talc is the softest which is a 1. Diamond is a 10 which is the hardest
