Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: - Discuss the relationships between matter, mass, elements, compounds, and atoms - Distinguish between atomic number and mass number - Explain how electrons contribute to an atom’s relative stability The substance of the universe—from a grain of sand to a star—is called matter. Scientists define matter as anything that occupies space and has mass. An object’s mass and its weight are related concepts, but not quite the same. An
| Category | general |
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| Subject | Anatomy, |
| Year | 2023 |
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| Chapters | 6 |
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| Institution | Mohawk College |
| License | Creative Commons - Attribution Share-Alike - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ |