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How does amorphous silica differs from quartz?

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Amophous silica (quartz glass) is amorphous solid in which `SiO_(4)` tetrahedra does not have a long range order whereas quartz is a crystalline solid in which `SiO_(4)` tetrahedra is arranged in a regular manner.
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  4. Do all metals posses a closed packed structure?

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  5. Why do some substance exist as solids?

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

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

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  12. What is the distance between two TVs?

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

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

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  17. What is the occurrence of different forms of the same compound called?

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  18. How many allotropic forms of Carbon exist?

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  19. How can a substance be made amorphous?

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