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I believe they call it that because when u freeze a liquid it turns into a solid with high viscosity and glass is the same thing.

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Mercury is the supercooled liquid. This means it remains in liquid form even at temperatures below its freezing point due to its unique properties. Teflon, glass, and ice cream are not supercooled liquids.


A sample of glass is a supercooled liquid rather than a true solid?

Although the debate over the classification of glass as a solid or supercooled liquid is ongoing, current consensus among scientists is that glass should be considered an amorphous solid rather than a supercooled liquid. The atoms in glass are arranged in a rigid structure, similar to a solid, but lack the long-range order found in true crystals.


Is a glass known as supercooled liquid because its structure is similar to ice?

Glass is normally a solid. It does not have a supercooled liquid phase because to be supercooled it must go well below its freezing point. glass is the silicates of sodium or potassium and calcium these units are linked together as water molecule in ice, and glass do not has a sharp melting point but a range of temperature in which it becomes soft and finally decomposes the temperature at which glass starts softning is known as its softning point during softning process it behaves as ice melts so it is supposed to be a supercooled liquid.


What is a mineral used for making glass?

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What is water that stays liquid form at temperature below freezing called?

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What are super-cooled liquids?

I know it sounds a little stupid, but supercooling is when water remains a liquid while it is below freezing point. Note, only some waters can do this.


Does glass move?

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What type of Glass?

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What are the types of glass?

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Why are the thermometers called liquid in glass thermometers?

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What is liquid on the side of a glass called?

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