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That means they crash.
Matter refers to something that takes up space. One of the ways that matter operates is that no two things can occupy the same space at the same time.
Volume = how much space an object occupies, that nothing else can occupy at the same time.
This is known as the Pauli Exclusion Principle. This was stated by the physicist Wolfgang Pauli in 1925 regarding electrons.
Space is the infinite or gigantic volume containing all the matter and radiation in the universe. Generally, two marbles cannot occupy the same position on a Chinese Checker game. The position defines a space. Each marble occupies a space. Things get more complicated when considering the dimensions of space (1, 2, 3, 4).
That means they crash.
two cars bumping each other because they cant occupy the same space at the same time.
When two or more waves occupy the same space at the same time, an interference pattern is created.
No two units of matter can occupy the same space at once. This is one of the primary properties of matter.
impenetrability
Two electrons can occupy the same space orbital in an atom if they have different spins. This is known as Hund's Rule.
Impenetrability is a term used in metaphysics. It is used to qualify matter whereby two bodies cannot occupy the same space at the same time.
No. With large objects it is easy to see that they cannot occupy the same space. Smaller objects can appear as if they can occupy the same space but, at the molecular level they cannot. For example, you can dissolve sugar in a glass of water and it looks as if they are both occupying the same shape - but they are not. At the sub-atomic level, the Pauli exclusion principle prevents objects (electrons) occupying the same space.
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Heat does not occupy space, as heat is just particles vibrating more rapidly. However, if you heat something up, it will occupy more space, due to its particles vibrating over a wider area. Light is much more complicated due to the weirdness of quantum mechanics. Light is made of photons. They're particles but not in the same way that molecules, atoms, electrons, neutrons and protons are. Light can behave like waves of energy instead of particles. Normal particles such as electrons occupy a bit of space and 2 of them cannot occupy the same space at the same time. A photon occupies the bit of space it's in, sort of, but another photon can occupy the same space at the same time. So if you have an electon-sized space you can put only one electron in it. If you have a photo-sized space you can put as many photons into it as you want.
No, and in fact MANY do.
Because no two objects can occupy the same space at the same time. (ie a crash)