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Light is energy, and energy is not matter.

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Is light made up of matter?

Light is energy, and energy is not matter.


What are 2 things not made up of matter?

Energy (such as light) and space (which may contain matter, but is not made out of it).


Is fire made of matter?

Yes, fire is made of matter. It is a chemical reaction that releases heat and light energy.


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Is stone matter?

Yes, the universe is made up of matter (gasses, liquids, solids and plasma) and energy (light). Thus everything on and in Earth is made of matter.


Is candle matter?

Candles are made of matter, typically wax and a wick. When burned, the matter in the candle is converted into heat, light, water vapor, and carbon dioxide.


Is the sun a form of light?

No. The sun produces light, but is itself made of matter, mostly hydrogen.


Why air is matter but light is not?

Air is considered matter because it has mass and occupies space, meeting the definition of matter. Light, on the other hand, is made up of massless particles called photons and does not have mass or occupy space like particles of matter do.


Is your reflection in the mirror made of matter?

No. It's caused by the material in the mirror reflecting the light that hits the mirror back at you. So you might say a reflection is made of light. Actually this answer depends on defining matter. By Einstein's modern definition of matter, which includes photons (due to its type of energy) It is matter. SO IT IS MATTER.


Describe matter and explain why light is not matter?

Matter consists of atoms and molecules that have mass and occupy space. Light, on the other hand, is a form of energy that behaves like a wave and a particle (photon). It does not have mass or occupy space in the same way that matter does, which is why it is not considered matter.


Is sound and light made up of matter?

Sound is not made up of matter; it is a disturbance that travels through a medium, such as air or water. Light, on the other hand, is made up of electromagnetic waves, which are forms of energy rather than matter.


Is light a matter. explain?

Light is quite complicated as it has wave-particle duality. Sometimes it acts like a particle other times like a wave. But technically no, it is not matter, it is made of energy