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But but. Nate Send a noteboard - 16/08/2011 04:57:06 PM
If one has infinite many infinitely small particles of infinitely small mass is the volume and mass large or small? Thnak you for taking your time to read and possibly respond to this post.

Because the particles are infinitely small, they take up no space, even though there are infinitely many of them.

I also have to disagree with Nate and Tim; there are many examples of particles that have no mass at all.


He said in his question that the particles in this particular theoretical example have infinitely small mass. Which suggests some mass, as opposed to no mass ...

I can't claim to rightly understand the volume part of it, but if they have some amount of mass, even if it's the least amount possible, wouldn't they also take up some amount of space, even if it's the least amount possible? The idea of something having mass but no volume seems counterintuitive to me. But I know that science can be exactly that sometimes.
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