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Give reasons for the following.

Gelatin is added to ice creams.

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Because gelatin acts as a protective colloid: it forms a protective layer around the ice particles, preventing them from growing and coagulating, so the ice cream stays smooth.
Surface Chemistry

From ISC 2018 Chemistry Paper 1, question 11(c).