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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

Define the term 'amorphous'. G ive a example of amorphous solid.

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12 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Anjali Ahuja
11 Years ago
Hi student
These are the solids whose constituent particals have a completely random arrangement. They dont have a sharpe melting point and melt over a range of temperature. These solids are isotropic in nature. Amorphous solids flow very slowly thats why they are also called pseudo solids or super cooled liquid. when we cut a piece of amorphous solid cut with a sharp edged tool, they cut into two pieces with irregular surfaces.
For example- glass, Plastic and rubber.