what’ s meaning of "in matter"?
We may define chemistry as the science in which we deal with the chemical change in matter as a result of which it is possible to form a new substance.

I don't understand the "in matter" in the sentence，does it mean "a kind of thing"?

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what’ s meaning of "in matter"?
We may define chemistry as the science in which we deal with the chemical change in matter as a result of which it is possible to form a new substance.

I don't understand the "in matter" in the sentence，does it mean "a kind of thing"?

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Matter is all the things around us.

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Yes, it does. It means that chemistry is trying to understand how a substance (matter) can change from one type to another - "the chemical change in matter". Matter being, as Bree said, "a physical substance".

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Thank you , I got it.

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Hi Kelven, yes it means "a physical substance", so anything you can see or touch. Hope that helps.

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