Question

Define matter giving examples

Answer 1

• The matter is anything which is having mass and occupies space.
• It can exist in solid, liquid and gaseous states.
• Matter can also exist inter-conversion of states.
• Water is an example which can change from solid to liquid and liquid to gas and vice versa.
• $\mathrm{solid}\rightleftharpoons \mathrm{liquid}\rightleftharpoons \mathrm{gas}$
• Generally, the interconversion of states is achieved by changing the temperature.
• More example of matter includes: soil, stone, salt, sugar etc