Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Common glass is mostly made up of the same chemical compound as quartz?

  1. True

  2. False

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Explanation

Common glass (soda-lime glass) is primarily composed of silicon dioxide (SiO₂), which is the same chemical compound as quartz. Quartz is pure crystalline SiO₂, while glass is an amorphous (non-crystalline) form of the same compound. Both share the fundamental chemical composition.