hey, can someone help me
im stuck on this one question
"The hardness of a mineral is found to be between 9 and 10 on the Mohs scale. Can you accurately state that the mineral's hardness is 9.5? Why or why not?
can someone help me please
thank you
13 years ago
4 years ago
I will help you here's the answers
3 years ago
Iām way to late to help the original person but incase anyone else finds this later on the answer is no because 9.5 does not account for the full variation of 9-10 on the hardness scale
3 years ago
Essentially the hardness can be anywhere between 9-10 (to the other reply I forgot to add this)
11 months ago
Sure, I can help you with that question!
The Mohs scale is used to measure the hardness of minerals. It is a relative scale that compares the scratch resistance of different minerals. The scale ranges from 1 (the softest mineral, talc) to 10 (the hardest mineral, diamond).
Now, in your question, it's stated that the hardness of the mineral is between 9 and 10 on the Mohs scale. The question asks if we can accurately state that the mineral's hardness is 9.5.
To answer this question accurately, we need to understand that the Mohs scale only provides relative rankings of hardness, not precise numerical values. It does not provide interval or ratio measurements.
Since the scale is relative, we can infer that a mineral with a hardness between 9 and 10 falls somewhere between those two values. However, we cannot determine the exact hardness within that range. It could be closer to 9 or closer to 10, but we cannot make a precise determination.
Therefore, based on the information provided, we cannot accurately state that the mineral's hardness is 9.5. All we know is that it falls between 9 and 10 on the Mohs scale.
If you want a more precise measurement of hardness, you would need to use other methods or tools such as the Vickers or Mohs hardness test, which can provide a numerical value of hardness.