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Non-Newtonian Fluid

Matter generally takes on one of three


different phases(forms): solid, liquid, or gas.

In a solid, atoms and molecules are in close, fixed positions, vibrating in place in a crystal structure. In a
liquid, these particles are close together, too, but they move around at various speeds. Solids and liquids have
definite volumes. In a gas, atoms and molecules are much farther apart, whizzing around space with no fixed
volume.

Non-Newtonian fluids, implying that they somehow do not obey the traditional laws
of physics described by Isaac Newton.

Newton's laws on viscosity say that the
viscosity of a liquid changes only with its
temperature.The colder it gets, the more
viscous. In the case of your non-Newtonian
fluid, the viscosity also changes with
*pressure*. Rapping it sharply gives lots of
pressure, so does quickly squeezing a ball of it
in your hand.

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