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Lab:Making glass
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| Duration: 60 mins No. of parts: 1 RSC Practical Chemistry?: Yes |
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A sample of glass is made by heating a mixture of lead oxide, zinc oxide and boric acid strongly until it melts. The glass formed can be coloured by adding traces of various transition metal oxides. The experiment will take about an hour.
- Resources
- Student experiment; also available in PDF format
- Teacher and technician notes on the experiment; also available in PDF format
Health & Safety checked, August 2008
Reference
This experiment has been reproduced from Practical Chemistry:
Useful resources
A very informative introduction to the composition and manufacture of different glasses for different uses, together with a brief history of glass-making, can be found at:
