Silicate glass network (Zachariasen)

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the Glass and Amorphous Materials subtree

Zachariasen 1932 random-network rules: SiO2 glass forms continuous random network of corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra; modifiers (Na2O, CaO) break bridging oxygens.

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