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What mineral can scratch itself but no other mineral can scratch it?
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∙ 12y ago
A diamond is the only material that cannot be scratched by any other than itself.
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Which mineral cannot scratch any mineral by itself?
Diamond is the hardest naturally occurring mineral and can scratch all other minerals. Talc is the softest of minerals and cannot scratch any other mineral.
Can a mineral scratch any material harder than itself?
False. A mineral can only scratch itself or minerals equal in hardness or softer than it.
Is the following question true or false a mineral can scratch any mineral harder than itself?
false. if a mineral is harder than another mineral, it would be able to scratch the softer one
What does it mean when a mineral can scratch another mineral?
It means the mineral that scratches the other mineral is harder on the Mohs scale
What other mineral can scratch a steel knife or window glass?
diamond
Which mineral cannot scratch any mineral by itself?
Diamond is the hardest naturally occurring mineral and can scratch all other minerals. Talc is the softest of minerals and cannot scratch any other mineral.
Is it true or false mineral can scratch any mineral harder than itself?
false a mineral can not scratch any mineral harder than itself
Can a diamond scratch a rock or mineral?
Diamond will scratch all rocks and other minerals, including itself.
Which minerals cannot scratch any minerals by itself?
Diamond is the hardest naturally occurring mineral and can scratch all other minerals. Talc is the softest of minerals and cannot scratch any other mineral.
Can a mineral scratch any mineral harder that itself?
No, it is just the opposite.
Can a mineral scratch any material harder than itself?
False. A mineral can only scratch itself or minerals equal in hardness or softer than it.
What is a mineral scratch test?
In 1822 scientist Friedrich Mohs developed a scale to measure the hardness of minerals. A mineral will scratch other minerals softer than itself and will be scratched by minerals that are harder.
How do you determine how soft a mineral is?
The hardness of a mineral is categorized on the Mohs hardness scale with talc as 1 and diamond as 10. A mineral can only be scratched bya mineral that is as hard or harder than the first mineral. So talc can scratch talc but nothing else. A diamond can scratch every other mienral including itself. Cordundum with a hardness of 9 can't scratch diamonds but can scratch a lot of other minderals.
What mineral can scratch all the minerals?
Diamonds are proven to scratch all minerals including itself.
Is the following question true or false a mineral can scratch any mineral harder than itself?
false. if a mineral is harder than another mineral, it would be able to scratch the softer one
What is the only mineral that can scratch corundum?
Diamond is the hardest mineral and is the only one that can scratch corundum. but in my opinion corundum will scratch corundum any mineral of the same hardness will scratch the other !
Which mineral will scratch every other?
DIAMOND
