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Which of these materials is an amorphous solid?
ADiamond crystal
BWindow glass
CCommon salt
DSnow crystal
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Window glass
Glass has no periodic arrangement of atoms, so it is amorphous, while salt, diamond and snow are crystals.
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