Why does salt dissolve in boiling water and flour does not?

Subject: Why does salt dissolve in boiling water and flour does not?

Date: Wed Jun 9 16:25:30 1999
Posted by Mitchell and Casey
Grade level: 4-6 School: Balaclava State Primary School
City: Cairns State/Province: Queensland Country: Australia
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 928963530.Ch

Message:

We put salt in boiling water and it dissolved, but when we put flour in boiling water it turned into dumplings. Why?

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