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Diamond, which is pure carbon, except for trace amounts of other minerals that can exude colour to the gem-stone, is the hardest natural mineral, rating 10 on the Mohs Scale of hardness.
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Which one is hardest metal diamond or aluminium or silver or platinum?
Diamond is the hardest substance known - but it is not a metal it is an arrangement of carbon atoms in a lattice.
Hardest known substance?
The hardest known substance that exists is diamond. However, one form of boron nitride is believed to be harder, but it remains theoretical.
What are two carbon minerals and how are they different?
graphite, the substance that makes the lead of your pencil is mostly carbon in one form. It is very soft, which is what makes it work as pencil lead because as you run it across a piece of paper, the graphite rubs off onto the paper. diamond is pure carbon in another form, and is the hardest naturally occurring substance known to man.
What elements form the compound known as carbon dioxide?
Two atoms of oxygen, one of carbon. CO2.
What are two carbon minerals and how do they differ?
graphite, the substance that makes the lead of your pencil is mostly carbon in one form. It is very soft, which is what makes it work as pencil lead because as you run it across a piece of paper, the graphite rubs off onto the paper. diamond is pure carbon in another form, and is the hardest naturally occurring substance known to man.
Most hardest element in the universe?
Hardness, as measured on the Mohs scale, *is* related to the element in question but a large part of what causes a substance to be "hard" or not is dependent on how the atoms are bound together and the circumstances of the environment. The hardest naturally occurring substance on earth is diamond, which is composed of Carbon on the periodic table. Some man-made ceramics are harder, but these are composite materials with more than one element.
What is the hardness of the Metamorphic rock?
Depends on which one. Diamond is a metamorphosed coal/carbon that is the hardest natural substance known. Marble is metamorphosed limestone that is much softer. It's safe to say that all metamorphosed rocks are harder than they were in their pre-metamorphosed form.
What is the hardness of a metamorphic rock?
Depends on which one. Diamond is a metamorphosed coal/carbon that is the hardest natural substance known. Marble is metamorphosed limestone that is much softer. It's safe to say that all metamorphosed rocks are harder than they were in their pre-metamorphosed form.
Is metal one of the hardest material in the world?
Yes, they are but the hardest material in the world known to mankind is DIAMOND.
Is steel the hardest natural material?
No. I don,t know what is but diamond is one of the hardest. Besides, steel is an alloy of iron and carbon, not a naturally occurring material.
How any atoms are a diamond?
Diamond is pure, crystalline Carbon. It is one of the hardest natural substances known, and attributes it's hardness to an isometric octahedra crystalline structure which is very rigid and tough.
What is diamond made out of?
Carbon that has gone through intense pressure and heat inside the earth to become one of the hardest substances that exists.A diamond is composed of carbon.pure carbon
