What is the hardest substance in the world?

Answer 1

diamond

Answer 2

Diamond is the hardest naturally occurring substance in the world. It is composed of carbon atoms arranged in a crystal structure that makes it extremely durable and resistant to scratching or breaking.

Answer 3

The three hardest substances on Earth are in order:

1. Lonsdaleite**

2. Aggregated Diamond NanoRods ~ ADNR ---Diamond structured, man- made nano rods.

3.Synthesized Fullerines ~ Fullerine family made Ultra- hard with modern science.

Number 2 and 3 are allotropes of Carbon because Carbon is the ideal element because of its atomic number (4 electrons in outer shell = 4 single convalent bonds to make 8) and because of its compact structure. It's outer shell is closest to its nucleus in it's group and period in the Periodic Table.

**Lonsdaleite can only be found when certain meteorites crash into the Earth. Scientists have discovered that this substance is about %58 harder than diamond.

Answer 4

Lonsdaleite-a whopping 58% tougher than Diamond is now the hardest substance in the world

Answer 5

Enamel is the hardest substance in the body. It is a coating that is over your teeth, so make sure you brush your teeth well to keep that coat of enamel healthy for those later years!

Answer 6

Diamond, which is an allotrope of carbon.

It is 10 on the Mohs scale of hardness, by definition.

Answer 7

On the Mohs relative hardness scale, the top three from the hardest down are diamond, corundum, topaz.

Answer 8

Calcite is the Mohs hardness scale mineral with a hardness of 3.

Answer 9

i think diamond is the hardest.

Answer 10

diamond