please out in order from hardest
1) Aluminium
2) Nickel
3) Sodium
I THINK SO.....................:)
Ni
mineral harness =4.0 (Mohs scale)
Brinell Hardness 700 MN m-2
http://www.webelements.com/nickel/physics.html
Al
mineral harness = 275 (Mohs scale, a log scale)
Brinell Hardness = 245 MN m-2
http://www.webelements.com/aluminium/physics.html
Na
mineral harness = 05 (Mohs scale)
Brinell Hardness = 0.69 MN m-2
So Ni>Al>Na for hardness. Use your experience: a Ni coin is quite hard; an Al rod is easily dented; Na you can cut with a plastic knife.
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1) Aluminium
2) Nickel
3) Sodium
I THINK SO.....................:)
Ni
mineral harness =4.0 (Mohs scale)
Brinell Hardness 700 MN m-2
http://www.webelements.com/nickel/physics.html
Al
mineral harness = 275 (Mohs scale, a log scale)
Brinell Hardness = 245 MN m-2
http://www.webelements.com/aluminium/physics.html
Na
mineral harness = 05 (Mohs scale)
Brinell Hardness = 0.69 MN m-2
So Ni>Al>Na for hardness. Use your experience: a Ni coin is quite hard; an Al rod is easily dented; Na you can cut with a plastic knife.