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why can mass be used to distinguish between equal voumes of two substances


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because any molecule contain different atoms, and each atom have unique mass (see the "periodic table of elements"), so u can distinguish between two substances (different atoms) by the unique mass.



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As I understand it (and I could be wrong--usually am), the mass of an object is due to the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.  (However, in some cases, the mass of an object does not equal its weight.)  The size of an object is due to the number of atoms in a given volume.  So, the mass can vary greatly, and the size remain the same.

I hope this answers your question, and I also hope that I am not very wrong.

 


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To put it simply: mass is a function of the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom, and that number is unique to a substance.

One thing to keep in mind is the existence of isotopes, substances which have the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons. The more neutrons, the heavier. The compound known as "heavy water" is water formed with an Oxygen atom and two atoms of deuterium, which is a single proton with two neutrons, an isotope of Hydrogen.


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