Chapter 12, Problem 39P

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The method involved in the production glasses with special properties that use the basic recipe for glass must be described.

Concept Introduction:

• Solids are typically classified as crystalline or amorphous materials based on the arrangement of atoms comprising the solid
• If the atoms are arranged in a regular pattern with repeat units across the lattice then we have a crystalline solid. In contrast, solids that lack this regular arrangement are amorphous in nature like glass.