Question

Write a few properties of glass.

Answer 1

1. On heating, glass becomes soft and can be moulded into any shape.
2. Density of glass depends upon its ingredients.
3. Glass is slow conductor of heat. On quick heating of cool glass or on quick cooling of hot glass, it cracks / breaks.
4. Being bad conductor of electricity, glass is used as insulator in electric appliances.
5. Being transparent, most of light passes through the glass. However, if there are oxides of either chromium, vanadium or iron in the glass, large amount of light is absorbed in glass.