Yogurt is something that can't exactly be categorized into liquid or solid. It can be a liquid, because it does eventually take up the space you put it in (like water does). But it can also be a solid, because it is fairly firm (like a brick).
Personally, I think that yogurt would be more of a liquid than a solid. If you plop yogurt into a bowl, then it wouldn't just stay there, it would slowly swoosh out and spread within the space in the bowl. It if stays there, then it would be solid, but if it takes up the space, then it's a liquid.
If you search up "Is yogurt a liquid or solid" the results would be many opinions, and many people who say it's neither. I don't think scientists have gone into the trouble of going through experiments and research to answer the question.
So, what do you think about yogurt? Liquid or Solid?
Ok, so no judging! I was in a panic when i wrote this, and I had no idea what to write...
ReplyDeleteIt's ok. but I think it is a liquid a very thick one.Almost solid but liquid.
DeleteGood research, but personally I think it's a solid. You know most yogurts are really thick, and it takes a long time to just mold into a bowl
ReplyDeleteThere's also jelly, it's considered a solid.
And most liquids, say you pick up some water from a lake. Spills outta your hand easily right? For yogurt, its a long process, the yogurt is too thick to pass through
Not trying to ruin your day, just saying... Sorry if I'm a bother/annoying
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ReplyDeleteThanks >< Nahh you're not annoying, appreciate your opinion ^^
DeleteI just honestly didn't think anyone would read this.. I don't even remember why I wrote it O.o school? xD anyways - thanks for replying :)
Also, you were talking about yogurt like... Fresh off the shelves of Wal-Mart or something right?
ReplyDeleteI heard yogurt is a type of magma too, feel free to jot this all down on your blog, I'm just reading random stuff for fun
Also, you were talking about yogurt like... Fresh off the shelves of Wal-Mart or something right?
ReplyDeleteI heard yogurt is a type of magma too, feel free to jot this all down on your blog, I'm just reading random stuff for fun
I think I was thinking about yogurt as the kind you buy from the shelves, yup. The kinda my family buys are usually more liquidy (in my opinion) but I've seen hard ones too.
DeleteIt's a colloid
ReplyDeleteYup, Jonathan has it; a Colloid.
ReplyDeleteYup, Jonathan has it; a Colloid.
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ReplyDeleteMany viscous fluids are classified as Non-Newtonian Fluids because they don't act like normal fluids. Still, if they eventually take the shape of their container, they are technically a fluid. Colloquially, we call things solid when they are hard or firm. Technically, though, you can have very viscous liquids.
ReplyDeleteTake pitch, for example. Pitch (aka bitumen, asphalt, or tar) is extremely viscous, but it is still a liquid. You can look at this link to see the world's longest running science experiment, where we are investigating how long it takes for pitch to drip out of a container. The pitch drips once every 10 years! Still, scientists consider pitch a liquid. https://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/pitch_drop/#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20most%20viscous,University%20of%20Queensland%20in%20Australia.
Additionally, you can freeze yogurt, and it hardens. Frozen yogurt will not drip at all (at least, I think it doesn't. Maybe it just needs 10 years to do so). That also makes me suspect yogurt is liquid, since it can change its state of matter to a more rigid solid.
As to the jelly argument, jelly is also a kind of Non-Newtonian fluid (take this point with a grain of salt; I read it on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Newtonian_fluid#:~:text=Many%20common%20substances%20exhibit%20non,%2C%20soup%2C%20taffy%2C%20and%20yogurt). I also read on a different site that Gelatin (as in Jell-o, not jam) acts the way it does because of how its proteins are woven together. Gelatin has its proteins all mixed up and tangled together, which traps water inside. I think of it like if you had made a cube out of bubble wrap and filled all the bubbles with water. The gelatin structure is kind of solid because of the proteins, but it has a bunch of water in it. This is called a "coloid. (https://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=1719)"
I would argue, based on these articles, that yogurt is a liquid that can act like a solid under certain circumstances. Still, it's a liquid because it can shape its shape to take on the shape of its container.