What does the law of conservation of mass state?
Responses
Mass can be destroyed but not created during a chemical reaction.
Mass can be destroyed but not created during a chemical reaction.
Mass cannot be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction.
Mass cannot be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction.
Mass can be created and destroyed during a chemical reaction.
Mass can be created and destroyed during a chemical reaction.
Mass can be created but not destroyed in a chemical reaction.
Mass cannot be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction.
The law of conservation of mass states that mass cannot be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction.
The correct response is: Mass cannot be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction.
The law of conservation of mass states that in a closed system, the total mass remains constant before and after a chemical reaction. This means that the mass of reactants must be equal to the mass of products. Mass cannot be created or destroyed during a chemical reaction, but it can be rearranged or changed in form. To determine the mass before and after a chemical reaction, you would balance the chemical equation by adjusting the coefficients in front of the reactants and products. This ensures that the number of atoms on each side of the equation is the same, thus maintaining the conservation of mass.