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Solid matter is mostly empty space because atoms, the building blocks of matter, are made up of a nucleus surrounded by electrons that occupy a relatively large amount of space. The reason solids don't fall through one another is due to the electromagnetic forces between the atoms and molecules that make up the solid, which create a strong repulsive force preventing them from passing through each other.

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Why can't we walk through walls if atoms are mostly empty space?

The reason we can't walk through walls even though atoms are mostly empty space is because the electrons in the atoms repel each other due to their negative charge. This repulsion creates a barrier that prevents objects from passing through solid surfaces.


The reason a granite block is mostly empty space is that the atoms in the granite are?

Yes, this is essentially true. Well over 99.9% of the mass of any atom is in the nucleus. The electrons in their orbitals around that nucleus actually determine the spacial volume that the atom occupies. And on an atomic scale, the distance from the nucleus to the outer boundaries of the electron cloud is enormous. The atom is mostly empty space, and, therefore, anything made up of atoms is mostly empty space.


What three events of matter and energy that you cant explain?

The origin of dark matter, which makes up about 27% of the universe's mass-energy content. The phenomenon of quantum entanglement, where particles become linked in such a way that their states are dependent on one another, regardless of the distance between them. The reason for the accelerating expansion of the universe, attributed to dark energy, which constitutes about 68% of the universe's mass-energy content.


Is interia the reason objects maintain their states of motion or the name given to this property of matter?

Inertia is the property of matter that causes objects to resist changes in their state of motion. It is the reason why objects tend to maintain their states of motion unless acted upon by an external force. So, inertia is both the reason and the name for this property.


Why does the matter expand when heated?

Heat energy causes all matter to expand, a reason for this strange occurrence is that when a particular substance receives heat whether it be through conduction, convection or radiation the atoms inside the substance become more energised therefor needing more space to move, they push the outside boundaries making the substance expand. If the substance receives an exceeding amount of heat energy it will change states of matter.

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