2007-02-01 05:12:35 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
solid. A liquid flows when you pour it. Does play-doh flow?-no
2007-02-01 05:17:29 · answer #1 · answered by I scream for ICE CREAM!! 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
After looking at the Play-Doh patent (U.S. Patent 6,713,624) the substance is clearly a solid.
In a nutshell the 'modeling compound' is a waxy cornstarch mixed with water, salt, and some chemicals to get the exact properties Hasbro wants the compound to have.
It's unique properties of 'mold-ability' is due to the bonding between the starch and the water. When the water dries up (ie you leave the lid off), the rest of the compound forms a firm crystal structure. See my sources for more information.
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Edit:
BTW: Glass is not a liquid; that's a common misconception
(http://glassnotes.com/WindowPanes.html )
I know, I know, I was taught that in HS Chemistry too...
2007-02-01 05:43:57 · answer #2 · answered by memeluke 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a solid, but it is very close to becoming a liquid. You can tell this because its bonds are not as strong as a normal solid and not as weak as a normal liquid. It is classified as a solid because it doesn't run wherever it has the capability to.
2007-02-01 05:20:14 · answer #3 · answered by matrix man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A gasoline will continually fill the gap that its in and take the form of the field it is in. A liquid will continually take the form of the field it is in even nonetheless it won't enhance to fill it like a gasoline will. a stable even nonetheless won't at once take the form of its field nor will it enhance to fill it. hence on account that play doh would not enhance by way of itself, and it doesnt flow from the form you mould it into, play-doh may well be seen a stable.
2016-12-13 06:15:24 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say that Play-doh is a very dense, malleable gel like substance - neither liquid nor solid.
2007-02-06 09:31:03 · answer #5 · answered by Norrie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry folks, judging from your answers, I know more about this topic than you do.
Play-Doh is a complex or "non-Newtonian" fluid. Other complex fluids include toothpaste and molten plastics. The definition of fluid is a material that "deforms continuously under a constant shear stress." Standard, Newtonian fluids like water or air (yes, gases are fluids) have a linear relationship between the shear stress and the shear rate (rate of deformation). Complex fluids have a more complex relationship between shear stress and shear rate. Solids, on the other hand, tend to deform in proportion to the stress applied, and then return to their original shape when the stress is removed, unless the stress is larger than the yield stress. Fluids, by contrast, will keep deforming as long as a stress is applied.
2007-02-01 06:08:42 · answer #6 · answered by HMSrocinante2112 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Non Utonium Fluid
2016-11-17 00:40:35 · answer #7 · answered by charleston 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say it is a solid. Though with high ductility (meaning it can be bent and shaped without breaking).
All solids have some level of ductility. For example gold. You can take a small amount of gold and hammer it into an enourmous sheet of gold. You still have the same volume of gold, you've just been able to spread it out, without fracturing it. Thanks to it's levels of ductility and malleability.
2007-02-01 05:20:34 · answer #8 · answered by forestpirate 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is a liquid - albeit a highly viscous one. Just like glass is, normal glass actually flows at room temperature (you can see this in old buildings by looking across it and seeing the flow pattern.
2007-02-01 05:24:56 · answer #9 · answered by startrektosnewenterpriselovethem 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
PLAY-DOH IS A SOLID - BECAUSE....(DRUM ROLL)....
WHEN YOU POUR IT...IT DOESN'T TAKE THE SHAPE OF THE CONTAINER!!!
THIS IS THE CORRECT SCIENTIFIC ANSWER.
2007-02-01 05:58:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋