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What property describe a minerals ability to resist being scratched?
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The hardness
Lupe Hahn
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What is the difference between a minerals hardness and streak?
A minerals hardness is the ability to scratch or be scratched by other minerals and streak is the colored powder of a mineral that comes off when being scratched.
What is hardness when referring to minerals?
Its ability to be scratched. That is also determined on mohs hardness scale
Is the ability to transmit light a chemical or physical property?
It's a physical property used in identifying minerals.
How hardness defined when identifying minerals?
Hardness is the ability of a mineral to resist being scratched. A diamond is the hardest mineral--which means that no other mineral can scratch it.
When is hardness defined when identifying minerals?
Hardness is the ability of a mineral to resist being scratched. A diamond is the hardest mineral--which means that no other mineral can scratch it.
What property of metals to the terms conductivity and ductility describe?
Conductivity is its ability to transfer heat or electrical current through it. Ductility is the ability to be stretched. help
Is Ability to rust a physical property or chemical property?
ability to rust is a chemical property
The ability to conduct electricity is a property of?
The ability to conduct electricity is a property of a conductor.
Is ability to freeze a physical property?
Yes. The ability to freeze is a physical property.
Is the ability to freeze a physical property?
Freezing is a physical change. The ability to freeze is a physical property.
Is the ability to evaporate a physical or chemical property?
The ability to evaporate is a physical property.
Is something that reacts with acid a chemical or physical property?
If something reacts with acid it is a chemical property.
