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<onlyinclude>'''Matter''' can be defined as anything that has [[mass]] and occupies space. In its natural form, matter exists as a [[solid]], [[liquid]], [[gas]], or [[plasma]].</onlyinclude> Matter can be transformed from one state to another via a [[phase change]]. Matter is composed of a combination of [[atom]]s that form [[element]]s and compounds, which are the building blocks of the universe. | <onlyinclude>'''Matter''' can be defined as anything that has [[mass]] and occupies space. In its natural form, matter exists as a [[solid]], [[liquid]], [[gas]], or [[plasma]].</onlyinclude> Matter can be transformed from one state to another via a [[phase change]]. Matter is composed of a combination of [[atom]]s that form [[element]]s and compounds, which are the building blocks of the universe. | ||
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<center> <math> E = mc^2</math> </center> | <center> <math> E = mc^2</math> </center> | ||
Where <math> E </math> is energy, <math> m</math> is mass (the amount of matter) and <math> c</math> is the speed of light, which gets squared. | Where <math> E </math> is energy, <math> m</math> is mass (the amount of matter) and <math> c</math> is the speed of light, which gets squared. Very small changes of mass lead to large releases of energy especially in nuclear [[fission]] and [[fusion]]. | ||
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Revision as of 02:46, 5 June 2026
Matter can be defined as anything that has mass and occupies space. In its natural form, matter exists as a solid, liquid, gas, or plasma. Matter can be transformed from one state to another via a phase change. Matter is composed of a combination of atoms that form elements and compounds, which are the building blocks of the universe.
At the most abstract level, the universe is made of matter (stuff) and energy (the ability for that stuff to do anything). To make matters even more abstract, the mass-energy equivalence principle states that matter is another form of energy:
Where is energy, is mass (the amount of matter) and is the speed of light, which gets squared. Very small changes of mass lead to large releases of energy especially in nuclear fission and fusion.