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MATTER

Matter is defined as anything that has mass and occupies space, with examples including an apple, a person, and a computer. It can be classified into pure substances and mixtures, and exists in three states: solid, liquid, and gas, each with distinct properties. Solids have a definite shape and volume, liquids take the shape of their container while maintaining a definite volume, and gases have no definite shape or volume, allowing molecules to move freely.

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MATTER

Matter is defined as anything that has mass and occupies space, with examples including an apple, a person, and a computer. It can be classified into pure substances and mixtures, and exists in three states: solid, liquid, and gas, each with distinct properties. Solids have a definite shape and volume, liquids take the shape of their container while maintaining a definite volume, and gases have no definite shape or volume, allowing molecules to move freely.

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MATTER

Matter is anything that has mass and occupies space.


EXAMPLES OF MATTER
The following are examples of matter:
1. An apple
2. A person
3. A computer
4. An iron
5. A stone
IDENTIFICATION AND CLASIFICATION OF MATTER
Matter can be broken down into two categories: Pure substances and mixtures.
Pure substances can be further broken down into elements and compounds.

STATES OF MATTER
Matter exists in three states. The three states of matter are the distinct physical
forms that matter can take. They include:
1. Solid
2. Liquid, and
3. Gas
PROPERTIES OF THE STATES OF MATTER
SOLID:
Solid matter is composed of tightly packed particles. The forces between the
particles are strong enough that the particles cannot move freely, they can only
vibrate. As a result of this, a solid has a stable, definite shape and a definite
volume.
A Solid can transform into a liquid through melting and directly into gas through
sublimation.
LIQUID
A liquid is a fluid that conforms to the shape of the container. It has a definite
volume, if the pressure and temperature are kept constant. It does not have a
definite shape.

GAS
Gas molecules have either very weak bonds or no bonds, this makes them move
freely and quickly. Gas molecules have enough kinetic energy so that the effect of
intermolecular forces is small.
ASSIGNMENT
1.List and explain with examples the states of matter
2. Differentiate between mass and weight.

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