Hardness of Solid Substances - Grinding Selenium
Selenium can easily be ground to a powder.
Selenium can easily be ground to a powder.
Tin is a relatively soft metal that can be flattened.
Iodine can be ground to coarse grains.
A piezoelectric crystal is pressed and released producing an electric current that lights an attached bulb.
A piezoelectric crystal is pressed producing an electric current that lights an attached bulb. While still pressed the electric circuit is broken. Once the circuit is restored and electricity allowed to flow, the stress in the crystal is relieved.