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A glass container cracks when very hot tea is poured into it A probable reason for this is the ........

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    A glass container cracks when very hot tea is poured into it. A probable reason for this is the

    low thermal conductivity of glass

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    high thermal conductivity of glass

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    low specific heat of glass

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    none of these

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    Explanation:

    low thermal conductivity of glass

    As glass has lower thermal conductivity, it is poor conductor of heat, and doesn't conduct the heat from one side to the other. So hotter side expands while cooler side doesn't, which generates the shear stress and the glass breaks.

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