CHEM 101L Chapter Notes - Chapter 1.3: Baby Powder, Soot, Smog
9 Oct 2016
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Chem 101: identifying atoms, elements, compounds, and mixtures. Matter is anything that takes up mass and space and is composed of atoms, the smallest particle that makes up everything in our universe. Many people are confused as to what is considered as matter, so here are several examples of what is matter and what is not matter: All energy is not considered matter since it takes nor mass nor space: Examples of energy are: fire, electricity, heat, love, sound waves, wind (which is a force [f=ma]) light, magnetic force, gravity (also a force) If you"re wondering why forces are also included, energy is derived from forces, so in other words, no force = no energy. Energy is work done over a certain time where work is a force continued across a certain distance . Apples, bananas, carrots, stars, oxygen, bacteria, water molecules, methane, Propane, rocks, baby powder, atoms, dissolved sugar, salt, smoke, smog, cells,
