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1.2 Phases and Classification of Matter contd.
Solids, liquids, and/or gases are all present in some samples of matter. In some cases, this can
happen when the sample is made up of many The fact that it is made up of many small grains of solid
sand allows us to pour it like a liquid. When matter is a mixture, such as with clouds, it can have
properties of more than one state. Air (gas) and water (water droplets) combine to form clouds, which
appear to behave like gases (liquid or solid).

Objects are measured by their mass, which is a measure of how much matter they Mass can be
determined by measuring the force required to accelerate an object. The mass of a car makes it more
difficult to accelerate than a bicycle. When determining the mass of an object, it is more common to use
a balance to compare the object's mass to a standard.

In spite of the fact that weight is a function of mass, they are When we talk about weight, we're
talking about the gravitational force there is a direct relationship between this force and object's mass.
The mass of an object does not change when the force of gravity changes. Astronauts do not lose weight
when they go to the moon, but they do gain as a result, her weight on the moon is only one-sixth that of
her weight on Earth. Even though she is never "massless," she may feel "weightless" during her trip if
she experiences negligible external forces (gravitational or otherwise).

Science has a lot to say about matter, and the law of conservation of As a result of a change in
state (chemical change) or between solid, liquid, or gaseous states, the total amount of matter does not
change (a physical change). For example, brewing beer and using batteries demonstrate the
conservation of matter (Figure 1.8). Brewing beer does not result in a loss of substance. For example,
glucose is converted to ethanol and carbon dioxide during the bottling process, but the total mass of
these substances does not change. That's also what happens in a lead-acid car battery, where the
original substances (lead, lead oxide, and sulfuric acid) that can produce electricity are changed into
other substances (lead sulfate, and water) that can't.

Figure 1.8 (a) The mass of beer precursor materials is the same as the mass of beer produced:
Sugar has become alcohol and carbonation. (b) The mass of the lead, lead oxide plates, and sulfuric acid
that goes into the production of electricity is exactly equal to the mass of lead sulfate and water that is
formed.