In soil mechanics class, I learned that clay particles in soil naturally bond with water along its long edges; I also know, from a ceramics class I took a while ago, that firing clay removes all the water from the clay, creating ceramicTherefore, when clay is fired into ceramic, what happens chemically to the clay particles? Do they bond together, or do they merge together to form a giant ceramic particle?
do your own homework! use a calculator if you really must.
2^(n-1) n the number of the square 1 the original grain so, 2 to the 64th power minus 1 answer 18446744073709551616 grains
There are 64 squares on the checkerboardThe number of grains of wheat needed is 2^64 -1.
Clay consists of a mix of things and when they are fired they vitrify - that is they form a glassy structureSome of the materials act as fluxes to lower the melting pointClays that fire at low temps have more fluxesThe higher the firing, the more glass like structure - compare porcelain to terracottaClay has to go through what is called the quartz inversion to begin the process of vitrification So there is a difference between clay and ceramicsIn fact, you might look at grog, which is ground up fired clay mixed with clay to make a material that is less likely to crack due to thermal shock.
