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Matter In Our Surroundinges

NIOS · Class 10 · Science & Tech

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Card 1Introduction to matter

What is matter?

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Matter is anything that has mass and occupies space. A book, water, air, and a stone are all matter.

Card 2Matter around us

Why is a bag of air still matter?

Answer

Air has mass and it occupies space inside the bag. Since both conditions are true, air is matter.

Card 3Pure substances

What is a substance?

Answer

A substance is a pure kind of matter having only one kind of constituent particle, such as an atom or molecule.

Card 4Substances and mixtures

How are substances and mixtures different?

Answer

All substances are matter, but all matter is not a substance. Mixtures are matter, but they are not pure substances.

Card 5History of atomic idea

How did early thinkers view matter as continuous?

Answer

Plato and Aristotle believed that matter is continuous and can be subdivided indefinitely. They did not support the particulate view.

Card 6History of atomic idea

Who believed that matter is made of tiny indivisible particles?

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Kanada, Leucippus, and Democritus supported the particulate view of matter. Democritus coined the term atom.

Card 7Atomic theory

What is the modern idea of atom?

Answer

The modern idea of atom originated with John Dalton in 1803.

Card 8Classification of matter

Why can matter be classified in two main ways?

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Matter is classified by physical state as solid, liquid, or gas, and by chemical composition as element, compound, or mixture.

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