The Smallest Unit of Matter: Atom All food and cooking processes are built upon atoms and molecules. All living systems (animals, microbes, and smaller life forms) are composed of atoms and molecules. These atoms and molecules form the chemistry of life through how they organize, interact, and undergo reactions. To understand cooking and baking at the molecular level, it’s important
Matter and Its Properties Matter is anything that has mass, occupies space, and consists of particles. This definition, which may seem complex at first, becomes clearer when the fundamental concepts are explained. Examples of Matter: Air, Iron, Water, Oxygen, Wood, Gold, Copper, Stone, Soil Non-Matter: Light, Sound, Energy, Shadow, Wind, Heat, Temperature, Time Mass Mass refers to the total amount