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Why amorphous solids are called as supercooled liquids?

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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Definition of Amorphous Solids**: Amorphous solids are materials in which the constituent particles (atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a random or irregular manner, lacking a long-range order. Unlike crystalline solids, which have a well-defined geometric structure, amorphous solids do not have a specific pattern of arrangement. 2. **Examples of Amorphous Solids**: Common examples of amorphous solids include glass, rubber, and certain types of plastics. Glass is often cited as a classic example of an amorphous solid. ...
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  • Assertion: Glass panes fixed to windows or doors of old buildings are slightly thicker at the bottom than at the top . Reason: Glass is a pseudo solid or supercooled liquid

    A
    If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
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    If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
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    If assertion is true but reason is false
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  • CENGAGE CHEMISTRY ENGLISH-NCERT BASED EXERCISE-Short Answer Type Questions
    1. Why amorphous solids are called as supercooled liquids?

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    2. Why benzoic acid has a sharp melting point but glass does not?

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    3. Classifiy the following into inoic, molecular, covalent and metallic c...

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    4. CsCl structure is interchanged into NaCl structure This can be done be...

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    5. A NaCl crystal is found to have CsCl structure. How it happened?

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    6. What is the coordination number of TVs and OV s

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    7. What ist the coordination number of each ion present in the closed pac...

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    8. What is the coordination number of hcp and ccp?

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    9. How does amorphous silica differs from quartz?

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    10. Do all metals posses a closed packed structure?

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    11. Why do some substance exist as solids?

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    12. Why do the window glass of old old building (a) look milky and (b) bec...

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    13. Why the melting points of NaF and MgO (990^(@)C and 2640^(@)C) are so ...

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    14. How many types of centred unit cells exist?

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    15. How many types of two-dimensional lattice exist? Why pentagonal lattic...

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    16. How many TVs and OV s occur per unit cell and per atom in a closest pa...

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    17. Where the TVs and OV s are located in a closet packed structure?

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    18. What is the distance between two TVs?

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    19. In an hcp structure, calculate Z("eff)

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    20. In a diamond cubic (dc) structure, calculate Z("eff")

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