With regard to minerals,hardness refers to ____________.
A) an ability to resist breaking when being struck with hammer
B) an ability to resist being scratched by other substances
C) an ability to resist chemical reactions with other substances
D) an absence of cleavage

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Hardness is the property of a mineral that enables it to resist being scratched by other substances. This is known as the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, which ranks minerals from 1 (softest) to 10 (hardest).

With Regard to Minerals,hardness Refers to ____________