MatterScience meaning: Matter is any substance (often a particle) that has mass, and also volume (occupies space). Matter exists in three states, solid, liquid and gas and is made up of small particles, which may be molecules, atoms or ions. English meaning: A situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered. e.g His departure complicates matters even further. can be classified in so many ways, such as by texture or colour, size, shape, taste, overall appearance, or even its physical state at room temperatureIf something is at room temperature, its temperature is neither hot nor cold. It is a range of air temperatures that most people prefer for indoor settings, usually considered to be 68 to 77°F (20 to 25°C).. These are properties we can use to identify them.
For example, Salt is white, odourless, and has a salty taste, while Gold is prized for its beauty, a good conductor of heat and electricity, and has a melting pointThe temperature at which a solid changes its state to liquid at atmospheric pressure is called the melting point of that liquid. The melting point is usually defined as the point at which materials change from a solid to a liquid. It is the point at which both liquid and solid phase exists at equilibrium. of 1,063°C.
Matter can also be distinguished, on whether a particular kind of matter can be separated by physical or chemical means.
Physical separation methods include filtering, evaporation, distilling, decanting, and crystallizing. Chemical separation methods include heating to decompose a substance, and replacement of one element out of a substance by another, more active substance.
Also, matter can be classified into living and non-living things. The process of sorting things into sets is called classification.
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