Matter:
- A matter, also known as a substance is composed of tiny particles.
- Anything that has mass and takes up space is known as matter.
- There are three states/forms of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.
- Example of the matter: Ice, water, air, pen, tree, oxygen gas, petrol, chalk, gold, silver,sand, etc
Characteristics of the matter:
- Particles present in the matter are very small in size.
- There are some attractive forces between the particles of matter known as intermolecular forces.
- There is also space between the particles of matter known as intermolecular space.