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Everything (living or non-living things) which
has mass and occupies space.


Non-matter do not have mass and do not
occupy space.
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Matter is made up of many fine and tiny
discrete particles.
We may determine the state of matter by their
arrangement of particles.
Blue in
colour

• A copper sulphate crystal is
dropped to the clear
water.
• The clear water soon
becomes
blue in colour.
• The particles of blue crystal
separate and mix in
between
the spaces of water
particles.
After three
days……

Before

After

Few days later the balloon becomes
smaller. Because air is made up of many

fine particles thus allowed it to
Why? diffuse through the tiny pores of
the balloon’s wall.
Video 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnBoQe2rsgo

Chapter 3 (science form 1)