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Matter is anything that has [[mass]] and takes up space.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref> | Matter is anything that has [[mass]] and takes up space.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref> | ||
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| + | Matter can be converted into energy. This is what happens during a [[fission]] reaction. When a Uranium-235 atom is split apart into a Xenon-134 atom and a Strontium-100 atom, two extra neutrons will result. But the total mass of the end product is less than the mass of the original atom. The additional matter has been converted into a massive amount of energy.<ref>http://www.lbl.gov/abc/Basic.html</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 16:54, July 18, 2007
Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.[1]
Matter can be converted into energy. This is what happens during a fission reaction. When a Uranium-235 atom is split apart into a Xenon-134 atom and a Strontium-100 atom, two extra neutrons will result. But the total mass of the end product is less than the mass of the original atom. The additional matter has been converted into a massive amount of energy.[2]
References
- ↑ Wile, Dr. Jay L. Exploring Creation With Biology. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998
- ↑ http://www.lbl.gov/abc/Basic.html
