My guess is that molten glass will be transparent. My reasoning is as follows. The light emitted by the molten glass is blackbody radiation, originating in the thermal excitation of its molecules (i.e. their motion). I don't believe that the energy involved is sufficient to disrupt the configuration of the electrons of the glass molecules themselves, which is what is responsible for determining its optical properties such as transmissivity.
I'm thinking it wont be transparent.my reasoning is that the temperature puts it in a high energy state that does not allow visible light to pass through. I'm just a layman
im late. hmm well I've always heard that glass is basically a slow moving liquid, so adding heat and melting it into an even more liquid form shouldn't make it lose it's transparency, unless the the loss of a crystalline structure changes in such a way that the refractive index changes dramatically. hmm refractive index is probably the wrong term. scattering of light isn't really the same as refraction. I'm going to say its transparent because the only analogy I can think of is water and ice lol
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My guess is that molten glass will be transparent. My reasoning is as follows. The light emitted by the molten glass is blackbody radiation, originating in the thermal excitation of its molecules (i.e. their motion). I don't believe that the energy involved is sufficient to disrupt the configuration of the electrons of the glass molecules themselves, which is what is responsible for determining its optical properties such as transmissivity.
Short answer: Lasers down glass rods with melted ends.
Look at the molten glass through a narrow band filter that matches the laser you want to use. You will see that the glass is still transparent....
I'm thinking it wont be transparent.my reasoning is that the temperature puts it in a high energy state that does not allow visible light to pass through.
I'm just a layman
im late. hmm well I've always heard that glass is basically a slow moving liquid, so adding heat and melting it into an even more liquid form shouldn't make it lose it's transparency, unless the the loss of a crystalline structure changes in such a way that the refractive index changes dramatically. hmm refractive index is probably the wrong term. scattering of light isn't really the same as refraction. I'm going to say its transparent because the only analogy I can think of is water and ice lol