Question

5. What is the Moh's hardness scale? Can a mineral with a

hardness of 3 scratch a mineral with a hardness of 5?

Answer 1

Answer: No
Explanation: Moh’s hardness scale is based 1-10 with one being softest and 10 being hardness therefore a mineral with a hardness of 3 could not scratch a mineral with a hardness of 5 but a mineral with a hardness of 5 could scratch a mineral with a hardness of 3