Like Dissolves Like - Experiment A - Step 2 of 3
Second step of experiment A of "Like Dissolves Like"
physical properties
Like Dissolves Like - Experiment F - Step 3 of 3
Third step of experiment F of "Like Dissolves Like"
Hardness of Solid Substances - Diamond Scratching Glass
A piece of glass is scratched with a diamond-tipped stylus, showing that diamond is harder than glass.
Like Dissolves Like - Experiment A - Step 3 of 3
Third step of experiment A of "Like Dissolves Like"
Hardness of Solid Substances - Shattering a Silicon Wafer
A silicon wafer is flexed until the wafer shatters.
Like Dissolves Like - Experiment B - Step 1 of 3
First step of experiment B of "Like Dissolves Like"
Hardness of Solid Substances - Peeling Layers of Molybdenum Disulfide
A piece of tape pressed against a sample of molybdenum sulfide will peel off layers of the sample. Additional tape can be used to cleave the peeled sample hundreds of times.
Like Dissolves Like - Experiment B - Step 2 of 3
Second step of experiment B of "Like Dissolves Like"
Hardness of Solid Substances - Cutting Lithium
Lithium, a very soft metal, can be cut with a knife.
Like Dissolves Like - Experiment B - Step 3 of 3
Third step of experiment B of "Like Dissolves Like"