A piece of glass is heated to a high temperature and then allowed to cool. If it cracks, a probable reason for this is the following property of glass
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(a)When a piece of glass is heated, due to low thermal conductivity it does not conduct heat fast. Hence unequal expansion of it’s layers crack the glass.
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