Examples of Matter

One type of atom has its own number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus, and a certain number of electrons orbiting around it. When you arrange a large number of atoms together, you will have a substance . Every substance is a type of matter , as is, and therefore it will have physical and chemical properties with which it will participate in the tangible world.

Properties of matter

Matter in general has properties that represent it, and they are:

• It can be perceived with the senses or with electronic equipment . If it is perceived minimally with one of the senses, then it is known that it exists and that it is present there. For matter that is colorless, odorless and tasteless, there is electronic equipment that measures properties such as the absorption or emission spectrum, and thus identifies which it is.
• It is in one of the states of aggregation : solid, liquid, gaseous, plasma, so, depending on which it is, it takes on a physical behavior .
• When it participates in chemical reactions, it obeys the so-called Law of Conservation of Matter , which says: “Matter is neither created nor destroyed, it only transforms . ” Atoms will be rearranged into different types of matter, but there will still be the same number of them.
• If it is part of the inert world, such as mineral deposits, volcanoes, sea water, and mountain systems, then it is inorganic matter .
• If it is part of the living world or its derivatives, such as plants, animals, microorganisms and humanity, then it will be organic matter .

Types of matter

All matter formed by organized atoms is known as a substance, and this will be classified depending on two criteria: its chemical nature and its purity .

Types of matter according to their chemical nature

According to its chemical nature, the types of matter or substances that exist are two:

• Chemical elements
• Chemical compounds

The chemicals are substances that are formed by one type of atoms , organized together to some degree, and presented in one of the states of matter. The elements have been studied throughout history by many famous chemists, and it was Dmitri Mendeleev who arranged them in the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements, according to their properties.

The chemicals are substances that are formed by two or more different types of atoms , linked together to form molecules . Molecules are then the basic unit of chemical compounds, which in turn have unique properties, and particular physical and chemical behaviors.

The purity is the property of matter indicating whether predominates in the place where it is located, or if it is accompanied by various other types of materials in the same space. Understanding this criterion, the matter is classified into two types:

• Pure matter
• Impure matter or mixtures

The pure material is formed to which is 100% by a chemical element or a chemical compound. All its atoms or molecules, respectively, are identical. It does not have in its composition another different substance that alters its properties or its physical appearance.

The impure material or mixtures are combinations of two or more pure materials. They are physically agglomerated and depending on their appearance they will be of two types:

• Homogeneous mixtures : they have a single phase.
• Heterogeneous mixtures : they have two or more phases (visible layers).

25 examples of matter (common objects):

1. Water
2. Paper
3. The phone
4. Bed
5. Computer
6. The washing-machine
7. Milk
8. Honey
9. A CD
10. A chocolate
11. A music record
12. A DVD
13. A balloon
14. A book
15. A table
16. A dog
17. A sofa
18. A TV
19. A pen
20. A chair
21. A rock
22. A tree
23. Paper
24. A TV
25. A person

15 Examples of matter (heterogeneous mixtures):

1. Water and diesel.
2. Water and gasoline.
3. Water and gravel.
4. Water and oil.
5. Dust and air.
6. Earth and sawdust.
7. Beans and Peas.
8. Peas and lima beans.
9. Vinegar and oil.
10. Water and sand
11. Rice with beans.
12. Beans and marbles
13. Leaf litter and dry twigs.
14. The sand and river stones.
15. The record and the sand.

15 Examples of matter (homogeneous mixtures):

1. Water with salt
2. Hydrochloric acid in water.
3. Sulfuric acid.
4. Chlorine dissolved in water.
5. Vinegar with water
6. The dough of a bread.
7. The cookie dough.
8. Caustic soda dissolved in water.
9. Mix of cement with water and sand.
10. Painting with oil.
11. Ink with water.
12. Ink with alcohol.
13. Milk
14. Milk with coffee
15. Coffee with water

117 examples of matter (chemical elements):

1. Actinium
2. Aluminum
3. Americium
4. Antimony
5. Argon
6. Arsenic
7. Astatus
8. Sulfur
9. Barium
10. Berkelium
11. Beryllium
12. Bismuth
13. Bohrio
14. Boron
15. Bromine
16. Cadmium
17. Calcium
18. Californium
19. Carbon
20. Cerium
21. Cesium
22. Chlorine
23. Cobalt
24. Copper
25. Chrome
26. Curium
27. Copernicus
28. Darmstadio
29. Dysprosium
30. Dubnium
31. Einsteinium
32. Erbium
33. Scandium
34. Tin
35. Strontium
36. Europium
37. Fermium
38. Fluorine
39. Match
40. Francium
41. Gadolinium
42. Gallium
43. Germanium
44. Hafnium
45. Hassio
46. Helium
47. Hydrogen
48. Iron
49. Holmium
50. Indian
51. Iridium
52. Ytterbium
53. Yttrium
54. Krypton
55. Lanthanum
56. Lawrencio
57. Lithium
58. Lutetium
59. Magnesium
60. Manganese
61. Meitnerius
62. Mendelevium
63. Mercury
64. Molybdenum
65. Neodymium
66. Neon
67. Neptunium
68. Niobium
69. Nickel
70. Nitrogen
71. Nobelio
72. Gold
73. Osmium
74. Oxygen
75. Palladium
76. Silver
77. Platinum
78. Lead
79. Plutonium
80. Polonium
81. Potassium
82. Praseodymium
83. Promise
84. Protactinium
85. Radio
86. Radon
87. Rhenium
88. Rhodium
89. Rubidium
90. Roentgenio
91. Ruthenium
92. Rutherfordio
93. Samarium
94. Seaborgio
95. Selenium
96. Silicon
97. Sodium
98. Thallium
99. Tantalum
100. Technetium
101. Tellurium
102. Terbium
103. Titanium
104. Thorium
105. Thulium
106. Tungsten
107. Ununtrium
108. Flerovio
109. Ununpentium
110. Livermorio
111. Ununseptio
112. Uranium
113. Vanadium
114. Xenon
115. Iodine
116. Zinc
117. Zirconium