Supercooled Liquid: What is it & How Does it Become Glass?

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Supercooled liquids are liquids that have been cooled below their freezing point without solidifying. Glass is classified as an amorphous solid, which means it lacks a crystalline structure, distinguishing it from typical solids. The glass transition is a critical concept in understanding how supercooled liquids behave and transition into glass. This process is fundamentally different from freezing or melting, despite the apparent similarities in the initial and final states.

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What is Supercooled liquid?How glass comes out to be Supercooled liquid?As far as i know Supercooling is the process of chilling a liquid below its freezing point, without it becoming solid.But glass looks like solid.Please explain
 
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Please look for information and read about "glass transition". It is different from freezing/melting, even if the initial and final states seem to be identical.
 
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What is Supercooled liquid?How glass comes out to be Supercooled liquid?As far as i know Supercooling is the process of chilling a liquid below its freezing point, without it becoming solid.But glass looks like solid.Please explain
Glass is an amorphous(i.e. non-crystalline) solid, not a liquid, similarly you can have amorphous silicon and amorphous metals. As Borek said you should look at the glass transition for more information.
 

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