SCIENCE
CHEMISTRY
Question
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volume
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matter
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mass
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density
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Detailed explanation-1: -Anything that occupies space and has mass is called matter.
Detailed explanation-2: -Matter is anything that has mass and occupies space. It can be macroscopic (people, objects), microscopic (cells), or particulate (compounds, molecules, atoms). Scientists use symbols and models to represent matter (water is H2O). H is the symbol for hydrogen and O is the symbol for oxygen.
Detailed explanation-3: -A common or traditional definition of matter is “anything that has mass and volume (occupies space)". For example, a car would be said to be made of matter, as it has mass and volume (occupies space). The observation that matter occupies space goes back to antiquity.
Detailed explanation-4: -The space occupied by matter is known as its volume. All matter occupies space ( or its volume) Hence matter has volume.
Detailed explanation-5: -Air occupies space but does not have any mass.