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The word "glass" is used in a technical sense in materials science to refer to a type of amorphous solid. The type of glass used for windows and such is usually "soda-lime glass", which is primarily oxygen and silicon, with lesser components of sodium and calcium, and may contains small amounts of iron (which tends to give the glass a greenish tint like the characteristic "Coke bottle green"; if this is undesirable, manganese is sometimes added in small quantities to counteract it), magnesium, potassium, titanium and aluminium. That covers the "glass part".
There are several ways to impart a pink color to the glass. A very small amount of metallic gold (about 10 parts per million) will color glass a deep ruby red; lower concentrations will result in a pinkish color (often called "cranberry glass"). Elemental selenium can also be used to make red and pink glass, and erbium oxide, which is pink, may be added to glass to give it a pink tint.
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∙ 8y agoErbium is the element in pink glass
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What element is used to make strong glass other than sodium?
glass
Which elements are used in manufacturing glass?
Silicon dioxide, or silica, is the major component of glass. It is also called "silica sand" or even just sand. There is nearly always other minerals or compounds is glass, and they vary greatly. Sand mainly contains the element silicon (Si).
Is boron used commercially?
YES, it is used to make Boron Glass
Which elements are used to make nail polish remover?
acetone
What makes silicon special?
it is one of the most widely used elements, used in things like glass, selants, and adhessives. Silicon is in all plant and animal life
What element is used to make pink glass?
The element that is used to make pink glass is selenium. This element is also used to make glass that is red in coloring.
What elements are used to colour glass?
metallic oxides such as those of copper, cobalt, etc are used to color glass.
Do quartz toaster heating elements have a non-stick coating?
The quartz glass used in heating elements is used because it's transparent to infrared wavelengths of light. The glass has no coating whatsoever.
What materials are used to make the iPad?
Aluminum, Glass, Plastic, Steel, Copper, Silicon, Gold, Nickel, Silver and other trace elements.
What material is used for making iPad?
Aluminum, glass, plastic, lead, gold, silicon, steel and copper are used to make the iPad (plus other trace elements).
What capital resources are used to make glass?
What capital resources are used to make glass?
Did pioneer homes have glass windows?
Many of the old homes did not have glass in the windows and used shutters instead when they needed protection from the elements.
What natral resource is used to make glass?
sand and glass mixture
What rock is used to make glass?
Usually sandstone is used to supply quartz for making glass.
What was earlier used to make holes in glass?
In early drilling of holes in glass garlic was used.
What rock used to make glass?
Usually sandstone is used to supply quartz for making glass.
What element is used in borosilicates?
There are a couple derivatives of elements that are used in borosilicate glass. They are boron oxide and silicon dioxide.
