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How could you find out whether copper is harder or softer that the plastic used in a plastic cup?
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∙ 8y ago
One way to compare the hardness of two materials is to see which of the materials can scratch the other.
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∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 8y agoYou look up 'hardness scales' Most concentrate on minerals but some cover plastics and woods also. ( and copper is very much harder than plastic cups )
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What is differential weathering?
Hard rocks , such as granite, weather more slowly than softer rocks , such as limestone. Differential weathering happens when softer rocks weathers away and leaves harder, more resistant rock behind. The figures below show an example of how differential weathering can shape landscape.
What is MOHRS hardness?
Mohr's scale of hardness is used for minerals found in the earth. It basically refers to the ability of a harder material to scratch a softer material.The Mohr's Scale of hardness defines ten standard minerals on a hardness scale with hardness from 1 to 10, 1 being the softest and 10 being the hardest.The minerals are mentioned below.1. Talc2. Gypsum3. Calcite4. fluorite5. apatite6. Feldspar7. Quartz8. Topaz9. Corrundum10. Diamond'It is used in the following manner,A particular mineral is taken and scratched on the ten minerals mentioned above starting either from the 1 or 10 and based on its ability to produce a scratch on the softer material, its hardness is calculated.
A minerals hardness with respect to other minerals can be determined by?
scratching the mineral acrros a glass plate
Rubber and glass which become softer as they are heated are examples of?
Rubber and glass which become softer as they are heated are examples of crystalline solids
Does peanut butter have a high melting point or a low melting point?
Peanut butter is not a pure compound, so it does not have a specific melting point. Cold will make it harder, heat will make it softer, but no specific melting or freezing point. It is a mix of many ingredients, most of which do have specific properties, but when combined in a mix, it is just a sliding scale of consistency.
How you could you find out whether copper is harder or softer than the plastic used in a plastic cup?
One way to compare the hardness of two materials is to see which of the materials can scratch the other.
How could you find out whether copper is harder or softer than plastic used in a plastic cups?
One way to compare the hardness of two materials is to see which of the materials can scratch the other.
How could you find out whether copper is harder or softer than the plastic use in a plastic cup?
One way to compare the hardness of two materials is to see which of the materials can scratch the other.
What material is softer lead or copper?
lead, copper is a metal therefore it is harder
What element is harder than gold but softer than copper?
it is silver
What are skateboard helmets made from?
Different kinds of plastic usually. A harder shell, then a softer liner.
Which is harder Aluminium or Titanium?
Bronze. Bronze is an alloy of copper an tin and it replaced copper as the primary metal for tools because the alloy is harder than either of its constituents. Aluminum is softer than copper.
Are diamonds softer or harder than copper?
Diamond is the hardest known natural mineral on earth, raking top or 10 on the Mohs Scale of hardness. Copper ranks 2.5-3 on the same scale, rating it as much softer than diamond.
Is rubidium harder or softer than potassium why?
it is softer
If you add sugar to the ice would the ice cream be softer or harder?
It wouldn't get softer or harder. It would get yuckier.
Is a No. 1 pencil harder or softer than a No. 2 pencil?
It's softer. #1 softest, #2 slightly harder, #3 harder than #2, etc.Softer.a #1 pencil is softer than a#2 pencil
What is a form of calcium carbonate softer than marble but harder than chalk?
Limestone is softer than marble, but harder than chalk.
