Diamond is the hardest known substance, but one diamond can scratch another diamond. If that was not the case, there would be no way for jewelers to shape diamonds as they do, into faceted jewels, instead of lumpy stones.
A diamond will scratch anything and everything, including another diamond.
No, gypsum cannot scratch diamond. Diamond is the hardest mineral on the Mohs scale with a rating of 10, while gypsum is much softer with a rating of 2, which means diamond is able to scratch gypsum but not the other way around.
A scratch on a diamond is known as an abrasion. It refers to a visible mark or line on the surface of the diamond that is caused by wear or damage. Abrasions can affect the diamond's clarity and overall appearance.
Yes, steel can scratch a diamond because diamonds are harder than steel. Diamonds are the hardest natural substance on Earth, while steel is much softer in comparison.
When you scratch a diamond against a mirror, the diamond's hardness will typically cause the mirror to scratch instead. Diamond is the hardest natural material, ranking 10 on the Mohs scale of hardness, while glass (of which mirrors are made) ranks around 5.5 on the scale, making it softer than diamond.
No. Only a diamond can scratch another diamond.
A diamond can scratch a diamond, but one diamond cannot scratch itself.
Yes, in fact, it is the only way to scratch a diamond.
A diamond can only be scratched by another diamond due to its hardness. No other material is hard enough to scratch a diamond.
A diamond will scratch anything and everything, including another diamond.
No. Only another diamond can scratch a diamond.
Diamond is harder than steel: you can scratch steel with a diamond, but steel will not scratch a diamond.
Yes, a diamond can scratch another diamond. This is because diamonds are extremely hard, scoring a 10 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, making them capable of scratching other materials including other diamonds.
diamond's hardness is a factor of 10. So this is the highest hardness, no mineral has this hardness! You can't scratch a diamond.
You can tell what Topaz can scratch by looking at the Moh's Scale of Hardness. It looks at ten well known, easily available minerals, and arranged them in order of their "scratch hardness". If a specimen to be tested can be scratched by a known mineral from the list, it is softer than that mineral. If it in turn will scratch another known mineral, it is harder than that mineral. Topaz is ranked an 8 and therefore can scratch everything lower than an 8. This includes quartz, feldspar, apatite, calcite, gypsum and talc.
Diamonds are able to scratch other diamonds because they are one of the hardest materials known, ranking 10 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness. This means that diamond has a high resistance to scratching, but it can still be scratched by another diamond due to the atomic structure and orientation of the crystals.
Yes, diamonds can scratch other diamonds. Diamonds are the hardest known natural substance, scoring a 10 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness. Therefore, a diamond can easily scratch another diamond if sufficient force is applied.