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Is sand and glass the same?

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

yes it is! if you heat it up it makes glass!

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Glasses and sands are not identical materials. But some glasses may contain silicon dioxide. Also not all sands are chemically equivalent.

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