2006-09-01 08:34:07 · 9 answers · asked by khan_hanna 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Like liquids it takes the shape of its container it is poured in. Why does this happen (the question is part of my chemistry project and i have been searching for an answer all day)
2006-09-01 09:11:31 · update #1
I assume you mean that, when poured, it takes the shape of the container (like a liquid), rather than keeping it's original shape (like a solid).
Well, each granule of suger does keep it original shape, so what you have with a bowl of suger is not a solid but hundreds of little solids all mixed up together. It is a good demonstration of how a liquid works - a liquid is lots of atoms or molecules mixed together, like grains of suger in a bowl. They don't have any bonds holding them together, so they don't have to stay in position relative to each other when they are poured/stirred/moved in some other way.
It is good to question the rules in science, because it leads to a better understanding of how they apply in real life. And, who knows, one day you may find a rule that is not always true - then you go down in history as the scientist who redefined Gungenheism's Principle (or whatever) and future generations have to learn about you in class! ;-)
2006-09-01 09:17:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's granular and all granular solids including earth will act like a liquid under the correct circumstances
2006-09-01 15:40:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
because a granulate solid is very close to being a liquid , each particle acts like a solid though
2006-09-01 15:40:34 · answer #3 · answered by agius1520 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It dissolves easily in atmospheric moisture. Hope that helps. I'm not sure in what way it acts like a liquid.
2006-09-01 15:40:29 · answer #4 · answered by Oracle Of Delphi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you know why liquid acts in that way? (It is to do with the way that the compounds behave). Well sugar is made of smallish particles, which behave similarly to water compounds when there are lots of them.
If you just had one particle of sugar, it wouldn't behave like that (in the same way that just one water compound won't).
Hope this helps!
2006-09-01 19:42:53 · answer #5 · answered by guest 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It just can't help itself. It wanted to act like Robert Dinero, but couldn't get the part.
2006-09-01 15:55:47 · answer #6 · answered by letem haveit 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it doesnt, sugar its single granule form does not act like liquid, however did you know glass is a liquid, over many years it sags
2006-09-01 15:37:58 · answer #7 · answered by orfeo_fp 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The sugar granules are so small that given there are so many they just do! Just like boulders would to if you had enough!
2006-09-01 15:45:28 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why would i or anyone else want to know that
2006-09-01 15:37:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋