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What is the law of conservation of mass?
A
the reactant that is in short supply for a chemical reaction.
B
the amount of product that you can measure after a chemical reaction
C
an equation with an equal number of atoms in the reactants and products.
D
when you cannot create or lose mass in a reaction.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-3: -The law of conservation of mass states that matter cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction. For example, when wood burns, the mass of the soot, ashes, and gases equals the original mass of the charcoal and the oxygen when it first reacted. So the mass of the product equals the mass of the reactant.

Detailed explanation-4: -The law of conservation of mass states that no atoms are lost or made in a chemical reaction. Instead, the atoms join together in different ways to form products . This is why, in a balanced symbol equation, the number of atoms of each element is the same on both sides of the equation.

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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