Solid State Question 144
Question: Glass is
Options:
A) Supercooled liquid
B) Crystalline solid
C) Amorphous solid
D) Liquid crystal
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
Amorphous solids neither have ordered arrangement (i.e. no definite shape) nor have sharp melting point like crystals, but when heated, they become pliable until they assume the properties usually related to liquids.
It is therefore they are regarded as super-cooled liquids.
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