question_answer 56)

  Which of the following statement is not true about amorphous solids? (a) On heating they may become crystalline at certain temperature (b) They may become crystalline on keeping for long time (c) Amorphous solids can be moulded by heating (d) They are anisotropic in nature

Answer:

                                                         (d) Amorphous solids are isotropic in nature because it has no long range order and any physical property will be same on all direction. On the other hand, anisotropic nature is a characteristic feature of crystalline solid.