Abstract
Scientists use the term matter to include all materials. Matter is defined as anything that occupies space. And a space from which all matter has been removed is called a vacuum. Matter exists in three states:
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A solid has both a definite shape and a definite volume, it occupies a fixed amount of space.
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A liquid has a definite volume but not a definite shape, it takes the shape of its container.
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A gas has neither a definite shape nor a definite volume, it takes the shape and occupies the volume of any container.
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© 1991 Robert Barrass
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Barrass, R. (1991). Matter. In: Mastering Science. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11075-9_4
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