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According to classical physics and general chemistry, what defines matter?
According to classical physics and general chemistry, what defines matter?
- Substance with mass and volume (correct)
- Substance with volume only
- Substance with neither mass nor volume
- Substance with mass only
Which of the following is considered as matter in everyday and scientific usage?
Which of the following is considered as matter in everyday and scientific usage?
- Energy phenomena or waves
- Atoms and anything made up of them (correct)
- Photons and light
- Massless particles such as electrons
How are atoms typically imagined in classical physics?
How are atoms typically imagined in classical physics?
- Nucleus of electrons with orbiting protons and neutrons
- "Cloud" of orbiting electrons only
- Nucleus of protons and neutrons with orbiting electrons (correct)
- "Cloud" of orbiting protons and neutrons
What are some classical everyday phases of matter mentioned in the text?
What are some classical everyday phases of matter mentioned in the text?
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Why is the classical imagination of atoms considered only somewhat correct?
Why is the classical imagination of atoms considered only somewhat correct?
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