{"id":134,"date":"2016-07-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepiquelab.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/16\/plasticine-matter-properties\/"},"modified":"2024-04-18T15:26:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T07:26:02","slug":"plasticine-matter-properties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepiquelab.com\/blog\/plasticine-matter-properties\/","title":{"rendered":"Plasticine & Its Properties – How They Can Be Tested"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today, I’ll be sharing the states of Matter<\/strong><\/a> and its properties and how these concepts tie in with the example on “Plasticine” in an open-ended question.<\/p>\n

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    Question<\/span><\/h2>\n

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    What Your Child Needs To Know<\/span><\/h2>\n

    In this question, the ball of plasticine is taken out, separated into four\u00a0smaller balls and placed back into the jar.<\/p>\n

    Students have to identify that this question is looking at the properties of plasticine, which is<\/p>\n

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    Solids have a definite volume.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    Explanation<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Plasticine is a solid and has a definite volume.<\/p>\n

    Hence, the total volume occupied by the plasticine, which is still a solid, remains the same, even when it was reshaped into four\u00a0smaller balls.<\/p>\n

    Therefore, it would still occupy the same volume in the jar with the water, causing the new water level in the jar to\u00a0remain at\u00a0100ml.<\/p>\n

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    Fun Fact<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Solids have definite shapes and yet, we are able to change the shape of plasticine easily by exerting a force.<\/p>\n

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    So, is plasticine a solid or a liquid?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Even though plasticine can be reshaped easily, it has a particular shape when left alone and would not take the shape of the container it is in. Conversely,\u00a0liquids would always take the shape of the container which contains it.<\/p>\n

    On the other hand, plasticine can only be reshaped only when there is a force acting on it<\/span>.<\/p>\n

    Therefore, plasticine is a solid.<\/p>\n

    I hope that this article has helped to clarify some misconceptions on the topic of Matter<\/strong><\/a>, especially with regards to the example of Plasticine!<\/p>\n

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