Question

Which of the following is(are) matter?
Chair, air, love, smell, hate, almonds, thought, cold, cold-drink, smell of perfume.

Answer 1

Hint:To solve this question, we must first understand the correct definition of matter. Then we need to assess the definition and then we must conclude that which of the provided is a matter or not and then only we can conclude the correct answer.

Complete step-by-step answer:Before we move forward with the solution of this given question, let us first understand some basic concepts:
Matter: Anything that occupies space and has mass is called matter. Matter can exist in three physical states that are Solid, Liquid, and Gaseous.
All everyday objects that can be touched are ultimately composed of atoms, which are made up of interacting subatomic particles, and in everyday as well as scientific usage, "matter" generally includes atoms and anything made up of them, and any particles (or combination of particles) that act as if they have both rest mass and volume.
By going through above explanation, we may conclude that the following can be called matter:
Chair, air, almonds, cold-drink.

Note:In physics, degenerate matter refers to the ground state of a gas of fermions at a temperature near absolute zero. The Pauli exclusion principle requires that only two fermions can occupy a quantum state, one spin-up and the other spin-down. Hence, at zero temperature, the fermions fill up sufficient levels to accommodate all the available fermions—and in the case of many fermions, the maximum kinetic energy and the pressure of the gas becomes very large, and depends on the number of fermions rather than the temperature.