When you are pouring spices from a jar, why do some stick together more (e.g. paprika, curry powder) while some pour more readily (e.g. chili powder, turmeric)?
In: Chemistry
I’ll provide a basic answer to not get to confusing.
If the chemical structure of the walls of the jar and the and the spice, if they are similar or contain components that attract watcher like magnetic forces than they will be more likely to stick. There a lots of different reasons but if two surfaces like such as two polar surfaces come into contact, they will display certain attractive forces and thus stick to the jar. The stronger the forces the better the attraction. Some compounds them selfs are extreme polar or non polar and thus attract to themselves more so than they attract to each-other and may clump, similar to how oils and water separate themselves in solution.
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