Is Glass a Liquid?
5. Not a Solid
As already mentioned, glass is not a liquid, not even a very slow-moving liquid. It is not a gas either so you might be left thinking its a solid, but this is not true either. Glass is what is known as an amorphous solid. Other examples of amorphous solids include some plastics, gels, waxes, and paraffin.
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Amorphous solids differ from solids because, unlike with solids, the molecules and atoms are not organized in a rigid lattice pattern. Instead, there is no long-term order in which the molecules must be in. This means that under the right circumstances the molecules can still move around, unlike in proper solids.
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