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What Are the Conditions for 'Something' to Be Called 'Matter'?

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

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The main conditions for something to be matter are, it should:

  1. occupy space and
  2. have mass
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Chapter 1: Matter in Our Surroundings - Very Short Answers [Page 17]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry Part 2 [English] Class 9
Chapter 1 Matter in Our Surroundings
Very Short Answers | Q 1 | Page 17

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