Amorphous materials are in fact considered as ___________.

supercooled liquids

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supercooled solids

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covalent network

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molecular crystals

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Solution

The correct option is B supercooled liquids
Amorphous solids are supercooled liquids in which forces of attraction holding the molecules together is so great that the material is rigid, but there is no regularity in the structure. For example, glass. These are pseudo solids.

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