Space shuttle tiles, sandstone, and the glass in quartz halogen lamps are all made out of the same stuff: silicon dioxide. Why do the three materials have such different properties?

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The bond angle between the Si-O-Si is 145° .But this can also vary between 100° and 170°,  It is because of which the changes in properties is happening. Bond angles can affect the hybridization, lone pair repulsion and electronegativity.

Thus , Space shuttle tiles, sandstone, and the glass in quartz have different properties and are used according to their property.

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