What is Matter?

Last updated at April 16, 2024 by Teachoo

Anything which has mass and occupies space is called matter

Example

All living things like plants, animals, human beings can be called matter because they have mass and occupy space
All non-living things like water, oxygen, hydrogen can also be called matter because they also have mass and occupy space

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What cannot be called Matter

Abstract things like love, hatred, friendship etc cannot be called matter

This is because they do not have mass and do not occupy space

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As per Ancient philosophy of matter

As per Modern philosophy of Matter

Matter is classified on the basis of
- Physical Properties of Matter
  or
- Chemical Properties of Matter

In this chapter, we will study Physical Properties of Matter

In the next chapter, we will study Chemical Properties of Matter