Matter Soild Liquid Gas Mixture and soliutions proties of matter

Matter is defined by two main characteristics: it has mass and it takes up space (volume). You might think of it as anything you can touch, see, or even just feel its presence, like air.

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You're surrounded by matter, and it usually comes in one of three main states: solid, liquid, or gas. These states depend on how much energy the particles (atoms or molecules) in the substance have, which affects how they're arranged and how they move.