They say that the former is borosilicate, a glass made of silica, boron trioxide, soda ash, and alumina, while the latter is made of soda-lime, which features soda, lime, and silica. However ...

Borosilicate glass is made by heating sand with boron trioxide. Borosilicate glass has a much higher melting point than soda-lime glass. State and explain which type of glass would be best to make ...