The balanced chemical equation shows that the number of each type of atom on the reactants' side (magnesium, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen) is equal to the number on the products' side, illustrating the law of conservation of mass; thus, it confirms that matter is neither created nor destroyed during the reaction. This balance indicates that all atoms present in the reactants are accounted for in the products.
agnesium hydroxide reacts with nitric acid to produce magnesium nitrate and water.
Mg(OH)2+2HNO3→Mg(NO3)2+2H2O
In one to two sentences, explain how because this chemical equation is balanced, it demonstrates that matter is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction.
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