Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following types of glass is most suitable for making laboratory equipment and cooking utensils?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFDifferent types of glasses, its constituents and applications are as follows:
|
Type |
Constituents |
Applications |
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Potash lead glass (Flint glass) |
Fusion of Silica, Potash and Lead |
Cut glass Electric glasses and lenses Prisms |
|
Soda lime glass (Soda ash glass/ Window glass) |
Fusion of Silica, Lime, Soda and Alumina |
Doors Windows |
|
Bottle glass (Common glass) |
Sodium silicate, Calcium silicate and Iron silicate |
Household bottles Medicine bottles |
|
Borosilicate bottles (Pyrex glass) |
Fusion of Silica, Borax, Lime and Feldspar |
Laboratory and cooking equipment |
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