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Which is most likely to occur during a chemical reaction. Would it be new atoms are created mass is conserved the original substance maintains its properties or atoms of the original substance are lost.
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During a chemical reaction, the most accurate statement is that **mass is conserved**. This means that the total mass of the reactants (the original substances) is equal to the total mass of the products (the substances formed).
Here’s a brief elaboration on the other statements:
1. **New atoms are created**: This is not true; during a chemical reaction, atoms are rearranged to form new substances, but no new atoms are created or destroyed.
2. **The original substance maintains its properties**: This is generally not true; the original substances typically change their properties once they have reacted to form new substances.
3. **Atoms of the original substance are lost**: This is also incorrect. Atoms are conserved in a chemical reaction; they are not lost but are rearranged.
Therefore, the correct and most likely occurrence during a chemical reaction is the conservation of mass.
Here’s a brief elaboration on the other statements:
1. **New atoms are created**: This is not true; during a chemical reaction, atoms are rearranged to form new substances, but no new atoms are created or destroyed.
2. **The original substance maintains its properties**: This is generally not true; the original substances typically change their properties once they have reacted to form new substances.
3. **Atoms of the original substance are lost**: This is also incorrect. Atoms are conserved in a chemical reaction; they are not lost but are rearranged.
Therefore, the correct and most likely occurrence during a chemical reaction is the conservation of mass.
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