Diamond is the hardest mineral on earth.
Diamond and graphite are both forms of carbon, but they have different properties. Diamond is a hard, transparent crystal with a high melting point, while graphite is a soft, opaque material with a lower melting point. Diamond has a three-dimensional structure, making it hard and durable, while graphite has a layered structure, allowing it to be used as a lubricant.
Carbon in its pure form lacks the typical hardness of a metal, so it can be scratched or dented with sufficient force or pressure. However, the hardness can vary depending on the form of carbon, such as graphite or diamond, with diamond being extremely hard and difficult to scratch or dent.
Sodium is considered a soft metal. It is malleable and easily cut with a knife.
Diamond IS the HARDEST of naturally occurring materials because it is composed of extremely small atoms (carbon) packed extremely tightly where they share atoms in a type of bonding known as covalent bonding. Termed lattice density, diamond packs atoms more tightly than any other natural material and that combined with the covalent bonding is why it is so hard.
No. Diamond is the hardest substance we know of. the only thing harder is other diamonds.
It is a difference in the crystalline structure.
Hard matrix is supposed to be used for digging hard rocks and soft matrix for soft rocks. It's quite confusing to me
Because the atoms are carbon are arranged differently.
yes you can but its very hard your best bet is soft resseting
Because the atoms are carbon are arranged differently.
Some minerals are hard yet some are soft. Talc is the softest mineral as diamond is the hardest mineral. You can look at this on the hardness scale. It goes from one to ten, so talc is one as diamond is ten.
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a talc ring. while diamonds are stones that are hard and will last long, talc is soft and easily broken.
No. On the Mohs Scale of hardness, the hardness comparisons are exactly opposite. Talc is rated as 1 -- soft, and diamond is rated as 10 -- hard, in fact, the hardest rating.
Diamond is hardest Diamond cuts glass Glass does not cut diamond
it is hard and sometimes soft
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