just curious
2006-08-08 19:34:27 · 30 answers · asked by mkimba22 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
It's a gel. Hence Jell-o.
2006-08-08 19:39:00 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quoting Glenn Blaylock:
Actually it is neither. Jello is something that we call a colloidal suspension. The gelatin in Jello is made of long solid chains of protein molecules. When you mix the gelatin with hot water, these protein molecules break apart and become suspended in the water. However, the individual molecules remain solid. So this is not a solution. As the mixture cools, the protein molecules come back together to form long chains again. However, these chains go in random directions and form a lattice that traps the water molecule within its structure. So, what we have is a mixture of solid and liquid. When it's hot, then it is a solid suspended in a liquid. When it's cold, it's a liquid suspended in a solid. Thus it is classified as a colloidal suspension rather than as being either solid or liquid.
2006-08-08 19:39:35 · answer #2 · answered by A.R. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jello is a liquid at first but then after putting it in the fridge for the time it is needed to be in there it turns into a solid...so basically its a solid when done
2006-08-08 19:48:55 · answer #3 · answered by Mariam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, Jello starts out as a powder. Then you add water to it, stir it up and it's a liquid. When you put it in the fridge and it gets cold enough, it becomes a solid.
2006-08-08 20:34:17 · answer #4 · answered by Chef Orville 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
neither rather both a jello or gel its a viscous substance where the liquid is at a consistency which suspends solids within itself ... so it s not liquid nor solid its inbetween.
2006-08-08 20:00:52 · answer #5 · answered by stan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'd say a plasmic solid.
not really solid, because if made right, jello will take the shape of almost any container it's in, but not liquid.
2006-08-08 19:40:39 · answer #6 · answered by Boba Fett 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jello is a prepared gelatin powder that you mix with water!
In the powder form its SOLID
In the process of making its LIQUID
When eating it its SOLID
2006-08-08 19:43:33 · answer #7 · answered by SAM 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say it is both--starts out as liquid--turns to a soft solid--if you freeze it it will turn liquid again--it also liquefies when you eat it--that's why the hospital will let you have it when your diet is limited
2006-08-08 19:49:07 · answer #8 · answered by creative rae 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a liquid then a soft solid
2006-08-08 19:38:16 · answer #9 · answered by brenda4ever 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a Siquid or Lolid but No its a solid
2006-08-08 19:40:22 · answer #10 · answered by Kayli (: 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a liquid first that turns solid after it has been in the freezer.
2006-08-08 19:38:04 · answer #11 · answered by averilyn06 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋