answersLogoWhite

0

Matter is made of atoms, vast collections of atoms.

Differences in matter are due to different amounts of protons and neutrons in the atom. Elements are distinguished by the number of protons, whereas isotopes (same element but different mass) are determined by the number of neutrons.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What gas is the universe most visible of?

The most abundant gas in the universe is hydrogen. Hydrogen atoms make up about 75% of the universe's elemental mass.


What Matter in the universe that is undetectable but has mass is called?

Dark matter. It is theorized to make up approximately 27% of the universe's total mass-energy content. Its presence is inferred from its gravitational effects on visible matter.


What element makes up most of the detectable mass in the universe?

Hydrogen is the element that makes up most of the detectable mass in the universe. About 75% of the normal matter in the universe is hydrogen.


How many percentage of the universe is hydrogen?

Hydrogen makes up about 75% of the universe by mass. It is the most abundant element in the universe and can be found in stars, gas clouds, and planets.


What is the percentage of aluminum the universe?

Of all the baryonic matter, aluminium makes up about 0.005%. Considering that ordinary baryonic matter makes up about 4.9% of the universe, that would make aluminium constitute about 0.049 x 0.00005 = 0.000000245% of the mass of the universe.


Which makes up most------single elements or compounds?

In terms of the total mass of the universe, it is single elements.


What element is there most of?

The most abundant element in the universe is hydrogen. It makes up about 74% of normal matter by mass.


What state of matter is most abundant in space?

Plasma. It makes up more than 99% of visible matter in the universe, and most of the invisible matter.


What percentage of water is there in the universe?

Water makes up about 0.0001% of the total mass of the universe. This includes water vapor in the atmosphere, water in comets, asteroids, and icy planets.


Plasma makes up about how much of the visible universe?

If you define the "visible universe" as objects emitting light or electromagnetic radiation that can be seen or visualized from earth, then plasma makes up essentially all of it.In our solar system, the sun which is more massive than all the planets is made up almost entirely of plasma. Of course, the planets with perhaps the exception of the gas giants are made up of normal matter. But, they are just a tiny drop in the universe. We are unable to see planets in any of the other billions of solar systems. A few planets have been postulated, but are essentially invisible from earth.Even if we assumed every star had planets like our sun, the mass of these planets would be negligible.If you include all the blackness of space, then it is probably mostly void of matter, although the matter that is there would still be ions and plasma.


What is the most common state of matter in the universe solid a liquid and gas or plasma?

Because out in space their is a "thing" i guess you would call it, called black matter which makes up 98% of the universes matter and it is in a plasma state


What is the element that makes up most of the mass of a body?

The element that makes up most of the mass of a body is typically oxygen. Oxygen is one of the most abundant elements in the universe and plays a crucial role in the composition of living organisms and other matter.