Law of Conservation of Matter Quick Check

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What is always true according to the Law of Conservation of Matter?(1 point)
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The total number of molecules before and after a chemical reaction stays the same.
The total number of molecules before and after a chemical reaction stays the same.

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

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.
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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 law states that matter cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction, meaning that the total mass and number of atoms remain constant before and after the reaction.

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