Matter according to physics is all that substance, element or entity by which all bodies and the universe are formed.
All matter takes up space. It has its own properties such as mass, which can be found in carious states, whether liquid, solid, gaseous or plasma state.
A book is an example of physical matter.
We can also define matter as that which possesses mass and takes place in space, and perceptible by the senses. Matter is constituted by elementary particles that have properties of extension, inertia and gravitation.
By extension we understand that matter occupies a space with its mass and volume. By inertia we can understand the resistance that the material offers to change its state of rest, the inertia will be greater the greater the mass of the object.
And finally, gravitation, which we can define as the mutual attraction felt by all objects composed of matter.
The amount of matter that an object has defines its mass, which we can measure through grams or kilograms, as well as the volume, which we can measure in cubic meters.
Matter is an element that can not be created or destroyed because it is constant and can only be changed.
This is the classical theory of physics that corresponds with Lavoisier's Law of the Conservation of Matter. D Where it is stipulated that in a closed system the mass can only be transformed.
But more modern authors such as Johon Wheeler and George Breit consider that matter could be created through energy.
Featured examples of matter (common objects)
A book
A chair
A table
Timber
Glass
The milk
The skin
The eraser
The salt
A disc
A balloon
A dog
The phone
A computer
Honey
The chocolate
A rock
A person
A tree
A flower
A rock
A sofa
A furniture
A frame
A vase
A box
A glass
A cup
A glass
A brush
Some earrings
A frame
A candle
A dish
Cutlery
A board game
A lion
A car
A motorcycle
A bus
A garbage can
A window
A door
A mirror
A figure
A bottle
A cup of tea
A cat
A dog
A cushion
Examples of elemental matter
In elementary material we find the elements that make up the periodic table of elements .
These are the most elementary part of matter. All objects that make up matter can be decomposed into these small elements.
The Actinium
The aluminum
The Americio
The Antimony
The Argon
The Arsenic
The Astato
The Sulfur
The Barium
The Berkelio
The Beryllium
The Bismuth
El Bohrio
El Boro
The Bromo
The Cadmium
The calcium
The Californian
The Carbon
The Cerio
El Cesio
The Chlorine
The Cobalt
Copper
The Chrome
The Curium
The Copernicio
The Darmstadtium
The Disprosio
The Dubnio
The Einsteinium
The Erbium
The Escandio
The tin
The Strontium
The Europio
The Fermio
The Fluorine
The match
The Francium
The Gadolinium
El Gallio
The Germanium
The Hafnio
The Hassio
Helium
The Hydrogen
The iron
The Holmium
The Indian
The Iridium
Iterbio
The Itrio
The Krypton
The Lantano
The Lawrencio
The lithium
The Lutetium
The Magnesium
The Manganese
The Meitnerio
The Mendelevio
The Mercury
Molybdenum
The Neodymium
The Neon
The Neptunium
The Niobium
The Nickel
Nitrogen
The Nobelium
Gold
The Osmio
The Oxigen
The Palladium
La Plata
The Platinum
The Lead
The Plutonium
The Polonium
Potassium
The Praseodymium
He promised
The Protactinium
The radio
The Radon
The Renius
El Rodio
The Rubidium
The Roentgenio
The Ruthenium
The Rutherfordio
The Samarium
The Seaborgium
The Selenium
The Silicon
The Sodium
El Talio
The Tantalum
The Technetium
The Telurio
El Terbio
The Titanium
El Torio
The Tulio
The Tungsten
The Ununtrio
The Flerovio
The Ununpentio
The Livermory
The Ununseptio
The Uranium
The Vanadium
The Xenon
The iodine
The Zinc
The Zirconium
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