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What makes a popcorn seed pop when heated?
The water inside expands when heated.
How does a popcorn kernal pop?
The HEAT makes it pop.
What ingredient makes microwave popcorn pop?
The popcorn kernels all contain a drop of water that turns to steam when it is heated. The steam expands the kernel until it pops.
How does a microwave work to pop kernels?
The microwave agitates the water inside of all of the corn kernels. The water turns to steam which expands and builds increasing pressure inside of the kernels until they pop (explode).
Does the temperature matter when up pop popcorn as far as the number of kernal's that will pop?
Yes. As the temperature increases, the pressure inside the kernel increases, causing the popcorn to pop
Why does old popcorn pop less kernals than new popcorn?
Popcorn pops because when u heat it up water inside the kernals evaporates and expands causing the kernal to explode. Old popcorn has less moisture inside of it causing less kernals to pop.
How does jiffy pop heat the popcorn?
The hot air inside the popper heats up moisture inside the kernel of popcorn and it explodes, creating popcorn.
What is in popcorn that makes it pop?
Believe it or not, most hard popcorn kernels have tiny bits of water inside. When these kernels are heated, the water gradually expands and turns into steam. At a certain point, the increasing steam can no longer be contained inside each kernel and explodes through the hard coating, causing a pop. The steam also cooks the starchy material inside kernels, turning it into the fluffy stuff we know as popcorn. Why don't some kernels pop? Such duds probably don't have enough water inside to pop them. From the Kid Wiki Answers
What is the scientific process behind what makes popcorn pop?
Popcorn pops due to the moisture inside the kernel turning into steam when heated. The pressure from the steam builds up until the kernel explodes, turning inside out and creating the fluffy snack we enjoy.
Why is popcorn always packaged in glass or plastic?
Popcorn kernels have water inside. if the water dries out, it won't pop.
Can you change the moisture content in popcorn?
If the unpopped popcorn is too dry, it will not pop, as it is the pressure from steam building up inside the popcorn shell which makes it pop. To remoisten dried out popcorn one could try to put the popcorn in a plastic bag or airtight container in the fridge with some slices of raw potato. The moisture from the potato slices should then evaporate and get absorbed by the popcorn.
Can you make popcorn on a radiator?
The radiator would not be hot enough to trigger the chemical reaction which makes the popcorn pop.
