aommaster Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 We all know that solids, liquids and gasses are states of matter. i have two questions: 1. What exactly is plasma and is it a state of matter. I heard plasma was a 'soup' of electrons and atoms nucleus's. Is this correct. 2. In what state of matter is jelly classified as. The jelly that you eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 Plasmas are under discussion in General Science right at the moment: http://www.scienceforums.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2224 Considering the whole "glass" discussion I can see the jelly debate going on for a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfson Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 Jelly is gelatinous condition; a viscous, translucent substance in a condition between liquid and solid; a stiffened solution of gelatin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aommaster Posted December 3, 2003 Author Share Posted December 3, 2003 ok Thanx for the information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skye Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Jelly and gelatin are gels, a type of colloid. Colloids in general have one substance dispersed in another. This includes aerosols (liquid dispersed in gas, eg fog), foams (gas dispersed in solid, eg whipped cream), emulsions (liquid dispersed in liquid, eg milk), sols (solid in liquid, eg paints). Gels are a liquid dispersed through a solid. In the case of jelly, when the crystals solidify as you cool it in the fridge, they form a loose, porous lattice. This allows the liquid (water) to remain within the lattice. So jelly has both solid and liquid phases within it, and a combination of the two phases attributes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aommaster Posted December 4, 2003 Author Share Posted December 4, 2003 Whoa. Thanx. That was REALLY helpful. Just the information i needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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