What is always true according to the Law of Conservation of Matter?(1 point)

Responses

Atoms created during a chemical reaction must have the same mass as the atoms in the reactants.
Atoms created during a chemical reaction must have the same mass as the atoms in the reactants.

Atoms can be rearranged during a chemical reaction but cannot be added or taken away.
Atoms can be rearranged during a chemical reaction but cannot be added or taken away.

New molecules cannot be formed from the reactants during a chemical reaction.
New molecules cannot be formed from the reactants during a chemical reaction.

The total number of molecules before and after a chemical reaction stays the same...

1 answer

The correct response according to the Law of Conservation of Matter is:

Atoms can be rearranged during a chemical reaction but cannot be added or taken away.

This principle states that matter cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction; instead, the atoms present in the reactants are simply rearranged to form new products, maintaining the same total mass.