Difference between Cluster and Non-cluster index?

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Clustered index:
1) A table can have only One clustered index
2) clustered index created on primary key only.
3) It is physical order and it is same order stored on disk.
4) clustered index is fast index than no-cluster index.

Non-clustered index:
1) A table can have only more than one non-clustered index
2) clustered index created on unique key.
3) It is logical order and it is not same order stored on disk.
4) Non-clustered index is slow index than cluster inde

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