The cornstarch is made up of long chains of atoms - a polymer. These chains can move past each other, but they take some time to do this. If you pour it slowly, it can flow like a liquid. If you try to force things and make the chains slide more quickly than they want to, they get entangled - and the mixture gets firmer. So if you push hard on it, it acts more like a solid.
I think it traps the water molecules and thickens the water. Not exactly sure
It is because cornstarch is heavier than water.
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You would use potato starch and water
A quick tap on the surface of Oobleck will make it feel hard, because it forces the cornstarch particles.
Yes! Oobleck is better with borax, but there is a much simpler way that feels the same as oobleck with borax. What you will need: 1. Get a cup filled with room temperature water 2. Get a cup filled with cornstarch 3. Get a cup/bowl/etc. to put the oobleck in 4. Get a spoon Steps: 1. Take the cornstarch and dump it into your cup or bowl. 2. Take your room temperature water and drip (and i mean drip!) the water into the cornstarch and mix with a spoon. 3. Keep dripping and stirring until the mixture drips like glue. 4. You have OOBLECK!
The origin of the word is from a Dr. Seuss book named, "Bartholomew and the Oobleck. It is a non-Newtonian substance made of cornstarch and water that acts like a solid when force is applied. You can pour it or have it drip from your fingers. You can make it with 1 cup of cornstarch and 1/2 cup of water (add food coloring to the water) and mix.
Note. Oobleck is a mixture of water cornstarch and food coloring made up to resemble a thick malleable paste like playdough.
Oobleck is a sticky substance that is a solid when pressurized but a liquid when not pressured in room temperature. It is a great thing to help teach kids chemistry. Oobleck is made of 1 cup of cornstarch for every 1/2 cup of water.
No. Oobleck is a mixture of corn starch and water.
the mixture for Oobleck (non newtonian fluid) is about 1.5 parts cornstarch for each part water so for 5 gallons of water one needs 7.5 gallons of corn starch. which means you would need a container that can hold 12.5 gallons. I'm assuming you want to fill a 5 gallon container full of oobleck so if you want to fill a 5 gallon conatiner with oobleck you have to use the relationship 1.5X+X=5. where x is the gallons of water and 1.5x is the gallons of oobleck. which would give us 3 gallons of cornstarch and 2 gallons of water. so given that cornstarch weighs .333lbs per cup. 3 gallons * 4quarts/gallon *4cups/quart = 48 cups 48cups * .333 lbs/cup ~ 16 lbs so 16 lbs of cornstarch to 2 gallons of water will fill a 5 gallon container with oobleck. you may need to use a little more or less, but this should get you close to the right mixture.
In order to make oobleck, you have to mix 2 things of cornstarch and 1 thing of water. EXAMPLES 2 teaspoons of cornstarch 1 teaspoon of water 2 cups of cornstarch 1 cup of water
cornstarch/cornflour (samething) water the ratio is 2parts cornstarch 1part water cover clothing put cornflour in a bowl add water mix with your hands or spoon Enjoy (btw its called Oobleck)
Oobleck is a heterogeneous mixture more commonly known as a suspension. The mixture is made up of cornstarch and water. It will behave as either a solid or liquid depending on pressure.
It depends on how much water or cornstarch you put in. If you put too much water in it would be too much of a liquid. If you put too much cornstarch it won't even move. So if you put just the right amount of cornstarch and water you will able to cut it.