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What makes a glass different from a solid such as quartz? Under what conditions could quartz be converted into glass?

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`to` Glass is an amorphous solid in which the constituent particles have only a short range order .
`to` Quartz is a crystalline form of silica in which constituent particles have long range order .
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  8. How are the intermolecular forces among the molecules affect the melti...

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  9. How do you distinguish between hexagonal close - packing and cubic clo...

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  10. How do you distinguish between crystal lattice and unit cell ?

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  11. How many lattice points are there in one unit cell of face centered cu...

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  12. How many lattice points are there in one unit cell of each of the foll...

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  13. How many lattice points are there in one unit cell of body centered cu...

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  14. What is a semi conductor ?

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  15. What is Schottky defect ?

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  16. What is Frenkl defect ?

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  17. What is interstitial defect ?

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  18. What are f-centers ?

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  19. Explain Ferromagnetism with suitable example .

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  20. Explain paramagnetism with suitable example .

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