if the corn starch is in powder form, is it considered a fluid? please answer quickly and provide a link to prove it. thank you
2007-09-20 09:29:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
No, powders are not fluids.
2007-09-20 09:37:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The other answerers are correct, that a solid is not a fluid. I think you are asking whether, if one has a large mass of corn starch powder, and if one blows air upward into the mass of powder, one could get what is called a fluidized bed. This means that any thing dropped into it would sink to the bottom. It's similar to quicksand.
2007-09-20 16:45:39 · answer #2 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cornstarch can be a solid or liquid but in its natural form it's a solid but if you add a little bit of water it turns into a liquid.
2007-09-20 16:38:28 · answer #3 · answered by Elizabeth C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no its not a liquid. it would be a solid. a solid has definite volume and definite shape. liquid has definite volume, but assumes the shape of the container.
2007-09-20 16:49:39 · answer #4 · answered by John D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋