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Glass has a hardness of about 5.5 what minerals would scratch the glass?
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There are many minerals with hardness above 5.5 but the standard ones are feldspar,quartz, topaz, corundum and diamond.
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Can a diamond scrach a other diamond?
Nope. Can glass scratch glass? Can plastic scratch plastic? A material has to be harder than another in order to scratch it. Like materials obviously have the same hardness.
How can you tell the diamond is glass or not real?
Diamond should scratch a piece of glass.
Which mineral will scratch glass but will be scratched by a nail?
quartz
Why can diamonds cut glass?
Because it is harder than glass. It is actually the hardest of all minerals.
Does a chemical property or physical property scratch glass?
Physical
Glass has hardness of about 5.5 which minerals will scratch it?
feldspar, quartz, topaz, corundum, diamond.... Diamond will diffidently scratch glass its also made to cut glass if you get tech with it. (alyssamc6)
What minerals can scratch glass?
Any mineral with roughly a hardness of 6 or more on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness could scratch glass, which is roughly 5.5 on the Mohs scale. Some minerals that could scratch glass would be quartz, topaz, corundum, and diamond.
What minerals can scrach glass with a hardness of 5.5?
# Talk # Gypsum # Calcite # Fluorite # Apatite # Feldspar # Quartz # Tourmaline # Corundum # Diamond This is Mohs scale of hardness with diamond being the hardest. Therefore minerals 6-10 will scratch a glass of hardness 5.5
Does the mineral serpentine scratch glass?
No. The hardness of serpentine is 3-4.5, whereas a hardness of at least 7 is needed to scratch glass.
Will glass scratch glass?
Yes, glass can scratch glass. The hardness of the material determines if it will cause a scratch, with harder materials like diamonds being able to scratch glass. It is best to avoid rubbing glass objects against each other to prevent scratches.
A minerals hardness with respect to other minerals can be determined by?
scratching the mineral acrros a glass plate
Which mineral has a hardness nearest to that of glass?
Glass has a hardness of 5.5 Minerals with hardness nearest to that of glass include apatite, which is slightly softer than glass with a hardness of 5.0, and orthoclase, which is slightly harder than glass with a hardness of 6.0.
How can one determine the hardness of a mineral using Mohs scale need explain the technique and what is Mohs scale?
The Mohs Scale of Hardness is used to measure hardness of a mineral, which is its resistance to scratching. It is a quantitative scale, which relies on the relative hardness of other minerals . Higher numbered minerals scratch lower numbered ones. You can use every day objects like a glass plate, a knife, or a nail to distinguish hard and soft. Hard minerals scratch glass, but can't be scratched with a knife blade of a nail. Soft minerals will not scratch glass, but can be scratched with a knife blade or masonry nail. You can purchase hardness kits to help make these distinctions.
Does a quart scratch a glass?
a quart is a measure of volume. quartz crystals can scratch some glass, depending on its composition and hardness.
Can marble scrap glass?
Marble, CaCO3 will not usually scratch glass, but maybe a very soft glass. Marble has a hardness of 3 to 4, whereas glass is 4.5 to 6. (in a relative hardness scale.)
What minerals would scratch glass?
Diamond
What hardness does a mineral have if it does not scratch glass but scratches an iron nail?
The hardness of glass is around 6, and the hardness of iron is about 5. So your mineral is probably around a 5.5.
