The relative hardness of five minerals N, o, R, S, and T is,to be determined. One mineral is harder than another if drawing an edge of the first mineral across a surface of the second mineral produces a scratch; otherwise, the first mineral is either equally hard or, not as hard as the second. The following results have so far been obtained. N scratches O R scratches S O does not scratch T. If S scratches T. any of the following pairs of minerals could be the same hardness as each other EXCEPT

A N and R

B N and s

C N and T

D o and T

Solution

Correct Answer: Option E

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