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All About Matter: November 20, 2017

Matter is composed of atoms consisting of protons, neutrons, and electrons. It exists in three states: solid, liquid, and gas. [1] Solids have a fixed shape and volume with particles tightly packed in a regular pattern that vibrate but do not flow. [2] Liquids assume the shape of their container with particles that can flow freely past one another. [3] Gases can change both their shape and volume with particles having enough energy to separate widely while floating with lots of free space between them.

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All About Matter: November 20, 2017

Matter is composed of atoms consisting of protons, neutrons, and electrons. It exists in three states: solid, liquid, and gas. [1] Solids have a fixed shape and volume with particles tightly packed in a regular pattern that vibrate but do not flow. [2] Liquids assume the shape of their container with particles that can flow freely past one another. [3] Gases can change both their shape and volume with particles having enough energy to separate widely while floating with lots of free space between them.

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November 20, 2017

All About Matter


Matter is a material substance that occupies space, has mass, and is composed predominantly of
atoms consisting of protons , neutrons, and electrons; that constitutes the observable universe.

Matter also have three states the......

Solid retains a fixed volume and shape. The particles in solid is tightly packed,
usually in a regular pattern. Solids also vibrate but cannot slide past one another.

Microscopic view of solids

Liquid assumes the shape of the container which it occupies. Particles in a liquid can flow
freely past one another rather than being stuck in a single position.

Microscopic view of liquid

Gases can change not only their shape, but also their volume because the particles
have enough energy to widely separate from one another while floating. There are lots of
free space between its particles that’s why the particles are bouncing with one another.

Microscopic view of gases

According to the dynamic particle model all states of matter are made up of tiny particles and matter
as a result is an aggregation of very small particles. Nevertheless, the state of aggregation of particles is
different in different substances. Some characteristic features of these particles are as follows:

Particles in matter are in a state of continuous motion. The particles present in matter are not
stationary, but have a tendency to acquire motion. In fact they are in a state of continuous motion. The rate of
movement of the particles is directly proportional to the thermal energy of the particles.

The particles in matter attract one another. This attraction is inversely proportional to the distance
between the particles. However, the magnitude of these inter-particle forces differs from one substance to
another.

Particles in matter have spaces between them. Empty spaces called voids separate the particles from
one another. The distance between them ranges from 10-8 cm to 10-5 cm. Due to these voids matter is able to
disperse into one another bringing about diffusion.
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