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Building Materials

Kerala Board · Class 12 · Chemistry

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Cement

  • Cement is an inorganic material that sets and hardens when mixed with water
  • Portland cement is the most commonly used type, invented in 1824
  • Raw materials include calcareous materials (limestone, chalk) and argillaceous materials (clay, shale)
2

Glass

  • Glass is a rigid, amorphous, transparent/translucent super-cooled liquid
  • Lacks regular three-dimensional internal structure (amorphous)
  • Made by fusing sand, alkali metal carbonates, and alkaline earth carbonates
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Ceramics

  • Ceramics are inorganic materials prepared by high-temperature processes
  • Term derived from Greek 'keramos' meaning 'burnt stuff'
  • Two main categories: Clay products and Refractory ceramics

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