Hitting a diamond is probably not an activity that will produce much of a result, if your goal is to 'break' the diamond.
If you purchase a diamond large enough to be a target to hit, you'll spend tens of thousands of dollars, perhaps more.
Diamond is the hardest natural mineral known
Yes. Although diamond is very hard, it is also brittle. Hit a diamond with a hammer, and it WILL scratch the hammer- but the hammer will also shatter the diamond.
No, diamonds are the hardest known natural material and can only be scratched or cut by another diamond. Attempting to break a diamond with a sledgehammer will likely damage the hammer rather than the diamond.
Diamonds are the hardest natural material and can only be easily scratched or broken by another diamond. However, extreme force or impact from a hard blow, such as a hammer, could potentially shatter a diamond.
Diamonds are extremely hard and have a high resistance to pressure. It would take approximately 600,000 atmospheres of pressure to break a diamond. This is equivalent to around 12 million pounds per square inch.
With the application of sufficient force, yes, a diamond can break. Diamond cutters do it all the time. They actually use a hardened steel chisel and a hammer to cleave diamond. Certainly a diamond can be broken using a hammer and an anvil, but that is a poor use of the tools and a waste of a diamond.
Yes. Although diamond is very hard, it is also brittle. Hit a diamond with a hammer, and it WILL scratch the hammer- but the hammer will also shatter the diamond.
yes, you an break it with another Diamond.
Really hard
Pretty dang hard !!
Hit it with something, very hard. It will break after few hits!
If they hit a hard surface they could easily break
longevity, hard to break... ever heard the saying diamonds are forever.
Its easy to cut a diamond if you know how to do it but its very hard to get the angle right, but they're the hardest substance on the planet.
Diamonds are very hard and durable, but they can still be broken by a strong impact or force.
Diamonds are actually the strongest material, but you can also break it by burning it. Try it and you will see that a hard diamond has turned into many shattered pieces. If you rub it other diamonds, it will only make a little scratch!
No, diamonds are the hardest known natural material and can only be scratched or cut by another diamond. Attempting to break a diamond with a sledgehammer will likely damage the hammer rather than the diamond.
If you hit your thumb hard enough then yes.