Question

What makes a glass different from a solid such as quartz? Under what conditions could quartz be converted into glass?

NCERT Class XII
Chemistry - Main Course Book I

Chapter 1. The Solid State

Answer 1

I think that glass is like a solid like plasma. Because Glass is the very slow moving liquid that is in the solid form. But Quartz is a solid. This is the difference between a Glass and the Quartz.

Answer 2

Answer:

• The arrangement of the constituent particles makes glass different from quartz.
• In glass, the constituent particles have short range order, but in quartz, the constituent particles have both long range and short range orders.  
• Quartz can be converted into glass by heating and then cooling it rapidly.