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What does the Law of Conservation of Mass state?
A
Matter cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction.
B
Matter can only be lost in a chemical reaction.
C
Matter can only be gained in a chemical reaction.
D
Matter can be gained and lost in a chemical reaction.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The law of conservation of mass states that matter can neither be created nor be destroyed in a chemical reaction, i.e. mass before and after the chemical reaction is same. Q. “Matter can neither be created nor be destroyed in a chemical reaction”. But we can change it from one form to another.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Law of Conservation of Mass dates from Antoine Lavoisier’s 1789 discovery that mass is neither created nor destroyed in chemical reactions. In other words, the mass of any one element at the beginning of a reaction will equal the mass of that element at the end of the reaction.

Detailed explanation-3: -The law of conservation of mass states that in a chemical reaction mass is neither created nor destroyed. For example, the carbon atom in coal becomes carbon dioxide when it is burned. The carbon atom changes from a solid structure to a gas but its mass does not change.

Detailed explanation-4: -Matter can change form through physical and chemical changes, but through any of these changes matter is conserved. The same amount of matter exists before and after the change-none is created or destroyed. This concept is called the Law of Conservation of Mass.

Detailed explanation-5: -The law of conservation of mass states that mass in an isolated system is neither created nor destroyed by chemical reactions or physical transformations. According to the law of conservation of mass, the mass of the products in a chemical reaction must equal the mass of the reactants.

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