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A few quick questions

Hi, just want to ask a few quick questions

Why is it that amorphous materials are transparent?

Why is it that polycarbonate has good impact resistance?

What does poisson's ratio show about a material?

Reply 1

Morbo

It's pointless posting questions like that. Google and Wikipedia tell all:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorphous_solid

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycarbonate

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisson's_ratio

If you still don't understand, post more specific questions here. TSR is not a textbook: it's for discussing detailed points that might not be covered in a textbook.

Reply 2

HaylesW

But they don't fully explain thats why I'm asking these questions. I need help with a detailed physics style answer. Plus my textbook doesn't really answer the questions.

I wouldn't ask unless I couldn't find a good answer anywhere