When magnesium hydroxide reacts with nitric acid, it produces magnesium nitrate and water. Mg(OH)2+2HNO3→Mg(NO3)2+2H2O In one to two sentences, explain how this reaction demonstrates that matter is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction..
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This reaction demonstrates the principle of conservation of mass, as the number and types of atoms on both sides of the equation are the same, indicating that no atoms have been created or destroyed during the reaction, only rearranged.