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- what is the term for the lumps that form when an acid is added to milk?
colloid
suspension
precipitate
gas
When an acid is added to milk, the pH changes. Milk contains casein proteins. In acidic conditions, these proteins denature and clump together. A precipitate is an insoluble solid that forms from a liquid solution. Colloids have particles that do not settle out easily (like milk itself before acid addition). A suspension has larger particles that can settle but the lumps here are due to chemical - protein interaction (precipitation). Gas is a state of matter and not relevant here.
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