How are matter and energy different?

Answer 1

Philosophically one might think of matter as "frozen" energy, and energy as "dynamic matter."

Most energy escapes in the form of electromagnetic radiation. Hence the "c" in the equation above, relating matter and energy. Just a small amount of mass, multiplied by the speed of light squared (which is a LARGE constant) translates into an enormous amount of energy.

Matter is not frozen solid, it vibrates, like trapped energy yearning to be free. Free neutron half life is around 12 minutes, after which these decay into proton/electron pairs. The mass difference (neutrons are slightly larger than a proton and electron combined) is imparted to the electron in the form of energy. These high speed electrons are known as "beta" particles. Careful observations of protons in the Super Kamiokande Detector in Japan have not revealed any instance of proton decay. So it is possible this form of matter may be constant, never "thawing" back into energy.

The smaller the particle, the larger the wave form associated with it. These waves are known as DeBroglie waves. All matter propagates (moves through space) by wave, and energy is associated with the wave. Note: This energy is different from the vibrational energy mentioned above, which is released (or reduced) via emission of infrared radiation, or long wave electromagnetic radiation known as heat. The less heat atoms or molecules contain, the slower they vibrate.

Answer 2

Matter- anything that takes up space and has mass Energy- the capacity to do work Matter Energy 1) Matter moves in 1) Energy is one way a cycle and eventually is turned into heat 2) Matter has to 2) Energy doesn't necessarily physically take have to physically take up space up space

Answer 3

Einstein showed that matter and energy are equivalent, through the formula E = mc2. Thus matter could be regarded as potential energy, but usable energy needs to be released from a suitable sort of matter. In normal chemical actions the release of energy is not large enough relative to the mass of the chemicals (fuels) involved to be noticed, but in nuclear reactions we can equate the energy released to a change in mass of the material involved, and the energy produced per unit mass is very much larger than when burning fossil fuels.

Answer 4

Anything which has mass and occupies space is called matter.

Energy is the number that we can associate to a system of particles or objects, if force changes one of the objects by moving it then the number changes.

According to Einstein's formula E = mc2 mass is another form of energy.

Answer 5

Einstein showed that matter and energy are connected through the equation E = mc2