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Hmmm. Wikipedia agrees with you that it's a solid. But the explanation of why it's not a fluid is handwavey; their strongest claim seems to be that experiments
by denton-scratch 3y ago
Hmmm. Wikipedia agrees with you that it's a solid. But the explanation of why it's not a fluid is handwavey; their strongest claim seems to be that experiments show that it doesn't flow on any reasonable timescale. But presumably that's at standard temperature and pressure; the article doesn't mention the conditions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass#Formation_from_a_supercooled_liquid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass#Formation_from_a_superco...
Like, glass is definitely liquid if you get it hot enough. But it doesn't have a melting point; there's no discernible transition from hot glass to cold glass.
- RGBCube 3y agoYes, it doesn't have a melting point because the molecules slowly fall apart as glass gets heated; the hotter it gets, the liquider it gets (up to a specific level). Glass at room temprature has enough bonds to stay solid, though.