Matter is anything that has mass and occupies space. Examples are a stone, sand, water, biro, air etc. All matter is made up of tiny particles called atom. PROPERTIES OF MATTER Matter occupy space Matter have mass Matter is made up of particles It exists in solids, liquids or gasses CLASSIFICATION OF MATTER Matter can […]
CONSTITUENTS OF MATTER Atoms, Molecules, Elements and Compounds The Atom An atom is the smallest particle of a substance which can have its own characteristic properties. Atoms are built up of even more fundamental sub-atomic particles. These are electrons, protons and neutrons. The protons and neutrons are in the nucleus (centre) of the atom and
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MATTER Matter is: Anything that has mass and occupies space (has volume) Composed of particles (molecules, ions, atoms). These are in constant motion attracting one another with inter-particle forces (or cohesive) Is a solid, liquid or gas depending on interparticle forces of attraction and spaces between particles. Matter has many properties. It can have