Ceramics

Ceramics

1. Porcelain,china,Pottery,glass, silicon fibre

2. Larger crystals form when molten ceramics are cooled slowly

3. Ceramics often have a lattice structure with billions of atoms held together by strong bonds in a rigid grid like pattern

4. Porcelain is used for cable supports on electricity pylons as it does not conduct electricity

5. China is used for tableware, as it is strong and a heat insulator

6. A range of hard durable non metallic materials, which are generally unaffected by heat (china, Glass)

7. the strong bond and ridged structure help explain the properties of ceramics

8. lattice structure- an arrangement of many atoms or other particles, which are bonded together in a fixed regular pattern