(b) Huiting wanted to find out the hardness of two materials H and F. She used a
rounded object made of material G and forced it into each material with the
same force. The results of her experiment are shown below.
rounded object of
material G
rounded object
of material G
3 mm
1 mm
object of
material H
object of
material F
List materials F, G, H in increasing order of hardness. Explain your answer.
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Object named H is harder than Object F due to its thickness.

The object of material H is harder than the object of material F due to the difference in thickness. The thickness of Material Object H is 3 millimeters compared to Material Object F which is 1 millimeter thick, so applying the same amount of force on both objects, Material Object H does not show any change in its structure while on the other hand, the shape of the object F changes due to a lower hardness.