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| the study of matter, its composition, properties and transformations. |
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| Matter is anything that has mass and takes up volume. |
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| What are the three states of matter? |
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| has definite volume, maintains its shape regardless of the container in which it is placed. The particles of a solid lie close together, and are arranged in a regular 3-D array. |
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| has a definite volume, but takes on the shape of a container it occupies. The particles of liquid are close together, but they can randonly move around, sliding past one another. |
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