Space shuttle tiles, sandstone, and the glass in quartz halogen lamps are all made out of the same stuff: silicon dioxide. Why do the three materials have such different properties?

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Ariel Huerta

30 September, 13:43

Space shuttle tiles, sandstone, and the glass in quartz halogen lamps are all made out of the same stuff: silicon dioxide. Why do the three materials have such different properties?

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Leyla Becker · Answer 1

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The bond angle between the Si-O-Si is 145°. But this can also vary between 100° and 170°, It is because of which the changes in properties is happening. Bond angles can affect the hybridization, lone pair repulsion and electronegativity.

Thus, Space shuttle tiles, sandstone, and the glass in quartz have different properties and are used according to their property.