Amorphous Insights The Science of Non-Crystalline Solids

Amorphous solids lack a regular 3D atomic arrangement, resulting in no specific shape. Examples include candle wax and quartz glass. Quartz glass, made of silicon dioxide, shows short-range order. Amorphous solids have low melting and boiling points due to less atomic interaction. They soften with temperature, as seen in candle wax. Amorphous solids exhibit isotropy, meaning their physical properties remain constant in all directions, demonstrated by the refractive index of quartz glass.

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