SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

CHEMISTRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Non-crystalline solids are ____
A
Amorphic solids
B
Amorphorous solids
C
Amorphous solids
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An amorphous solid is any non-crystalline solid that does not organize the atoms and molecules in a definite lattice pattern. There are glass, plastic, and gel solids which come under the category of amorphous solid.

Detailed explanation-2: -Glass is non-crystalline or amorphous.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Plastics, glass, rubber, metallic glass, polymers, gel, fused silica, pitch tar, thin layer lubricants, and wax are examples of amorphous solids. Quartz, calcite, sugar, mica, diamonds, snowflakes, rock, calcium fluoride, silicon dioxide, and alum are examples of crystalline solids.

Detailed explanation-4: -In condensed matter physics and materials science, an amorphous solid (or non-crystalline solid) is a solid that lacks the long-range order that is characteristic of a crystal.

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