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Basically, the structural integrity of glass is compromised as the silicate molecules change their excitability. The whole of the glass piece cannot remain in the form as it is because it is either rapidly expanding or contracting.
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How does a sustained high temperature affect ceramics?
Brittle materials, especially ceramics, are prone to fracture by sudden changes in temperature. A sudden change can cause rapid and unequal expansion or contraction that set up tensile stresses in the material causing it to break. For example, putting a drinking glass or glass bottle in boiling water will often result in it breaking.
Why does porcelain shatter glass?
It does seem to shatter glass rather easily. That being said it may just be a matter of density. I am not a scientist by any means but think about it. If porcelain has a greater density than glass it is almost as if you are throwing a brick at the glass.
Why do you hide if there is an earthquake?
The reason why you hide during an earthquake is because the movement of the earth can cause glass to shatter, and large objects to fall. If you hide (say under a desk or a door way) you are able to protect yourself from falling debra and shattering glass
What is the advantage of a glass coffee mug over a ceramic one?
Coffee mugs are usually made of ceramic earthenware materials instead of glass, because materials such as porcelain retain heat better than glass. If glass gets too hot, it will shatter.
Why does glass in a window feel cooler than the wooden frame around it?
glass is always at a lower temperature than wood
What happens if you put fire on glass?
It depends, if the temperature is right then the glass will melt become more molten/liquid, or depending on the glass if it is brittle and is brought to experience a change in sudden temperature (i.e. from freezing cold to boiling hot and vice versa) it will shatter.
Is pyrex plastic?
Pyrex glass is designed to withstand sudden & drastic TEMPERATURE changes. Most glass will shatter with sudden temperature changes. Pyrex is not bulletproof. Most transparent bulletproof material (glass) is composed of several layers of plastic & glass sandwiched together. The plastic holds the glass together, while the glass absorbs a bullet's impact.
What happens if water droplets fall on the hot lighted bulb which is ON?
If the water droplet is big enough, the glass will shatter from the fast change in temperature.
Why glass breaks due to temperature change?
Glass isn't really a solid - it's a 'super-cooled liquid' - sudden temperature change causes 'thermal shock' where the outer surface expands or contracts quicker than the rest of the glass - causing it to break.
Why does an ordinary glass break when placed on a hot stove?
A thick walled glass is more likely to shatter due to sudden heat than a thin walled glass. This is due to the quick expansion of the outer surface of the thick glass, that is not matched be the inner surface. It is this distortion in expansion that can cause the glass to shatter.
Why does the hot glass of a kerosene lamp cracks when wet with water?
The glass of a kerosene lamp while glowing is hot. When water falls on it, there is a sudden change in temperature, which causes the glass to break.
If you put a firecracker in a glass bottle will it shatter?
Yes, the glass bottle will shatter.
The ability of a singer to shatter a glass is a result of?
The ability of a singer to shatter a glass is a result of the control that they have in frequency. These singers can control high frequencies well enough to focus them to shatter the glass.
What is a sentence using the word shatter?
I was shattered.
What makes light bulbs shatter when turned on?
Light bulbs usually do not shatter when they are turned on. If they change temperature rapidly from hot to cold then this could happen. The usual scenario is that they get splashed with cold water from another source. This rapid change in operating temperature of the glass globe causes the glass globe around the filament to contract and burst. When the atmosphere hits the hot filament it literally burns up and the light bulb goes out.
Can people sing so high that they can shatter glass?
Sometimes a glass is tuned to a certain frequency or note. If a person hits that note, the glass will shatter.
What term best describes the uneven way the glass breaks?
Glass can shatter; it can create glass shards, uneven and jagged pieces.
