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Which mineral is used for making glass and computer chips?
Computer chips are made with Silicon (metal). Glass, however, is made from Silica (sand) which sounds similar, but is actually quite different.
Is glass more soundproof or wood?
glass
Is optical fiber ihollow or not?
The main part of an optical fiber is a glass fiber (NOT hollow) within another glass fiber of another type of glass. Both types of glass have a different index of refraction; the signal travels through the inner glass fiber.
What is the advantage of blowing glass?
You get to shape the glass into what you want. It is creative and art.
Did cutting change any property of glass?
change any property of the glass?
What is a composition of fluxes and silica fused to make glass?
Frit
What is a composition of fluxes and silica fused at high temperatures to make glass called?
That composition is called a glass batch. It typically consists of raw materials such as sand (silica), soda ash, limestone, and other additives that are melted together at high temperatures to produce glass.
What is the partly fused sand and fluxes of which glass is made?
Frit
What is the partly fused mixture of sand and fluxes to make glass?
The partly fused mixture of sand and fluxes to make glass is called frit. Frit is made by melting and cooling the mixture into a solid glass that can be used in further glass-making processes.
What is glass and how it is made?
Glass is silica dioxide. It is made by melting silica sand.
Does glass contain silica?
Yes. Silica is the primary component of most types of glass.
What rock is glass made of?
silica or silica sand
Is silica is used for making glass?
Yes, silica is a key component in making glass. It is melted down along with other raw materials like soda ash and limestone to produce glass. The silica provides strength and durability to the glass.
What is borosilicate glassware?
Glass types are named after the fluxes that are used to lower the melting temperature of the grains of silica sand. Borosilicate, therefore, contains boron, or a derivative, such as boric acid, or borax, to do this. Borosilicate glass is most often used for cookery or in laboratory apparatus, as it is very resistant to thermal shock and corrosion by acids.
What is a glass in chemistry?
silica
What is in the glass used for car windows?
Silica glass
What the component of glass?
silica is the main component of glass
