General Knowledge - Chemistry - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Chemistry - Section 1 (Q.No. 36)
36.
The inexpensive and commonly used variety of glass is called soda glass. It is called so because
was used initially for making bottles of soda(carbonated drink)
is made using soda(sodium carbonate)
was initially used for storing sodium carbonate
is made using soda lime
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Siva Rama Krishna said:   8 years ago
Thanks for the good explanation.

Chemicalabdul said:   1 decade ago
Glass has 3 components,

1. Compounds of alkali metals.
2. Compounds of alkaline earth metals.
3. Silica.

But ordinary glass consists of sodium as an alkali metal and as added inform of soda ash or compounds of sodium, calcium inform of calcium carbonate and silica inform sand.

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