Exploring Matter

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What is matter defined as in classical physics and general chemistry?

  • Substance with volume only
  • Substance with mass and volume (correct)
  • Substance with weight and volume
  • Substance with mass only

Which particles are generally included in the concept of matter?

  • Photons and energy phenomena
  • Light and heat waves
  • Atoms and particles with rest mass and volume (correct)
  • Massless particles and photons

What are the classical everyday phases of matter?

  • Solid, liquid, gas, and Bose–Einstein condensates
  • Solid, liquid, gas, and plasma
  • Solid, liquid, and gas (correct)
  • Plasma, Bose–Einstein condensates, and fermionic condensates

How can atoms be imagined in classical physics?

<p>Nucleus of protons and neutrons, surrounded by a cloud of orbiting electrons (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does matter not include in its definition?

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Matter (classical physics)

Substance with mass and volume.

Particles included in matter

Atoms and particles with rest mass & volume.

Classical phases of matter

Solid, liquid, and gas.

Classical atom

Nucleus (protons, neutrons) + orbiting electrons.

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What matter doesn't include

Massless particles (e.g., photons).

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