like the five elements are earth, air, water, fire, metal. what is glass categorized as?
2006-11-09 08:12:04 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Glass is made of sandstone. Stone would be earth.
2006-11-09 08:20:32 · answer #1 · answered by Nikki 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
glass is indeed silicon and oxygen, a molecule with one silicon and two oxygen molecules. It is essentially quartz (from sand grains) that has been melted and then recrystallized. It forms what is known as an amorphous solid. This means it tends to flow at very slow rate. For example a window will be slightly thicker at the bottom than the top after a few decades. The microcrystalline structure is responsible for this. Glass is typically made from a very pure quartz sand.
2006-11-09 18:24:56 · answer #2 · answered by JimZ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Glass isn't an element. It's a compound of silica (SiO2) and a flux, like sodium or pottassium. The flux helps the silica melt, and combines with it to form glass.
If you want to know which of those other elements it is, look at the structure. Glass does not have a well developed crystaline structure. It's more of a liquid than a solid. So perhaps water.
2006-11-09 17:17:07 · answer #3 · answered by MaryBridget G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Glass is silicon dioxide (SiO2, so it is not an element, it is a compound (of elements). The "elements" you describe are the explanation of the ancient Greeks, and are not recognized by Science today as being elements. If you insist on living in the past, then glass is "earth".
2006-11-09 16:29:00 · answer #4 · answered by Amphibolite 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The five "elements" you mention are not elements. That was the assumption a long time ago when no one knew any better. Glass is a compound called Silicon Dioxide. It's made of the elements silicon and oxygen.
2006-11-09 16:15:42 · answer #5 · answered by Gene 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Glass is Silicon Dioxide, but some traditional glass was made out if sand!
2006-11-09 16:19:59 · answer #6 · answered by Cale 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Glass is a mixture of compounds; SiO2 being the highest percentage. Others, like sodium carbonate are added to reduce the melting temperature and thermal expansion and give color.
2006-11-09 17:03:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Glass is Silicon Dioxide, and so is sand. So, everyone is right!
2006-11-09 18:02:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about that Silicon/Oxygen stuff but glass is made of sand so...... earth.
2006-11-09 16:19:27 · answer #9 · answered by cowgirl 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
tricky factor. research into search engines like google. that may help!
2014-11-22 03:03:20 · answer #10 · answered by joseph 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋