• Question: what is the difference between matter and particles

    Asked by fluorinefaiza to Ben, Jony, Katharine, Mark, Peter on 22 Nov 2011. This question was also asked by meganolley.
    • Photo: Ben Still

      Ben Still answered on 22 Nov 2011:

      No difference really. Matter is everything around us and the fundamental particles are the most basic building blocks that you find if you break matter up to the simplest thing it is made from.
      Nature fits particles together to create ever more complex forms of matter – like other (composite) particles, atoms, molecules etc etc.

    • Photo: Katharine Schofield

      Katharine Schofield answered on 22 Nov 2011:

      Apologies if it’s confusing if we use these terms interchangably…

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