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Explain the Meaning of the Term ‘Matter’.

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प्रश्न

Explain the meaning of the term ‘matter’.

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उत्तर

The matter is defined as anything that has mass, occupies space, and can be felt by the senses.

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अध्याय 1: Matter - Exercises

संबंधित प्रश्न

The smallest unit of matter that exists freely in nature is called ...........


Fill in the blank

All matter is made up of tiny particles called ______


All kinds of matter


Which of the following materials fall in the category of a “pure substance”?

  1. Ice
  2. Milk
  3. Iron
  4. Hydrochloric Acid
  5. Calcium oxide
  6. Mercury
  7. Brick
  8. Wood
  9. Air

What are the conditions for 'something' to be called 'matter'?


Explain why, osmosis can be considered to be a special kind of diffusion. Classify the following into

(i) osmosis, and (ii) diffusion  :

  1. swelling up of a raisin on keeping in water
  2. spreading of virus on sneezing
  3. earthworm dying on coming in contact with common salt
  4. shrinking of grapes kept in thick sugar syrup
  5. preserving of pickles in salt
  6. spreading of smell of cake being baked in the kitchen
  7. aquatic animals using oxygen dissolved in water during respiration

What is the general name of the materials which contain at least two pure substances and show the properties
of their constituents ?


There are three substances X, Y and Z. The substance X does not have a fixed melting point or boiling point and it still shows the individual properties of its constituents. The substance Y is a pure substance which occurs in nature as such. The substance Y has a fixed melting point and boiling point but it cannot be broken down into simpler substances by any chemical means. The substance Z is also a pure substance whose properties are entirely different from those of its constituents. The substance Z can, however, be divided by electrolysis into two substances which belong to the same class of substances as Y.

  1. What type of substance could X be ? Name one substance like X.
  2. What type of substance could Y be ? Name one substance like Y.
  3. What type of substance could Z be ? Name one substance like Z.
  4. Which process involves absorption or release of an appreciable amount of energy : formation of substance X or formation of substance Z ?
  5. Name the three groups into which all the substances like Y are divided on the basis of their properties.

Define solute.


Which of the following are chemical changes and which physical ? Give reason.

  1. a glass bottle breaking
  2. coal burning in air
  3. making a cake
  4. wool being knitted into a sweater

Define solubility of a substance. How does it vary with temperature ?


What is the general name of the process by which tea-leaves are separated from prepared tea ?


How will you separate a mixture of iron filings, chalk powder and common salt ?


How will you separate water from mustard oil ?


A solid mixture contains four constituents P, Q, R and S. P consists of tiny grains and it is mixed with
cement for plastering the walls. Q is a white solid which is recovered on a large scale from sea water by the
process of evaporation. R is in the form of tiny particles of a material whose corrosion is called rusting. And
S is a white solid which is used in making ordinary dry cells.

  1. What could P, Q, R and S be ?
  2. How would you separate a mixture containing P, Q, R and S ?

What's the solution?

We need to make a sherbet quickly for some guests. But we only have sugar candy in the house.


Write a few lines on the blackboard with a chalk. Now observe the chalk. What changes do you see in the chalk?


The movement of particles in liquids is ______.


Write scientific reason.

Lemon sherbat has sweet, sour and salty taste and it can be poured in a glass.


Define the term matter.


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