Different types of matter

Contributed by:

kevin Fri, Jan 14, 2022 08:35 PM UTC

The matter that has neither a constant volume nor a constant shape

1. STATES OF MATTER
SAHAN RASIKA SALPAGE
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

2. WHAT IS MATTER?
• Anything that has mass and volume.
Pencil Water Air
2

3. WHAT ARE THE STATES OF MATTER?
• Matter exist in three states in nature
1.Solid state
2.Liquid state
3.Gaseous state
3

4. WHAT IS A SOLID?
• Matter that has constant volume and constant shape
Pencil Table
4

5. WHAT IS A LIQUID?
• Matter that has a constant volume but not a constant shape
Water Drinks
 liquid flows to take the shape of the container
 It has a certain volume
5

6. WHAT IS A GAS?
• Matter that has neither constant volume nor constant shape
Air Gas Balloons
 A gas disperse to fill every space of the container
 A gas flows and take the shape of the container
6

7. SUMMARY
 What is Matter
-Definition
- Examples
 States of Matter
- Solids, Liquids, Gases
State of matter Example Constant volume Constant shape
1. Solid Pencil Yes Yes
2. Liquid Water Yes No
3. Gas Air No No
7

8. TEST YOUR SKILLS
1. What are the states of matter that water can
have?
8

9. ANSWER
• Water can exist in all three states,
• Solid state-Ice (Below 0 °C)
• Liquid state-Water (Room temperature)
• Gaseous state-Steam (Above 100 °C )
Ice Water Steam
9

Book a Trial Class

Download