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  1. Which of the following is a supercooled liquid ?
    1. Ice Cream
    2. Teflon
    3. Glass
    4. Mercury
Correct Option: C

Most of us think as glass as a solid material, but it is actually a super cooled liquid. Molecular units have a disordered arrangement yet still have sufficient cohesion that mechanical rigidity is produced. Glass was first made in the Middle East, approximately during the third millennium BC. Early uses were primarily for vessels or decoration. Glass did not come into use for windows until the first century AD, and was made at that time by casting or hand blowing the glass. Today, glass is a highly engineered material with many different varieties and countless uses. There is float glass, annealed glass, wired glass, tempered glass, safety or laminated glass, leaded glass, heat absorbing glass, low e glass, etc. Supercooling is the process of chilling a liquid below its freezing point, without it becoming solid.



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