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The fact that glass breaks into irregular shapes and pieces when struck could be because:

>Glass is a crystalline solid.
>Glass is an amorphous solid.
>Glass has no bonds holding it together.
>Glass is neither a crystalline nor an amorphous solid.

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Answer:

Glass is an amorphous solid

Step-by-step explanation:

Amorphous Solid is also known as Non-crystalline solid. Unlike crystalline solids in which its atoms/molecules has a definite and regular pattern and arrangement, amorphous Solid’s molecules has no regular arrangement.

This is the reason why when force is applied it breaks into irregular shapes due to the nature of its molecules irregular arrangement . Other examples of amorphous solids are rubber and plastic.

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