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Which is most likely to occur during a chemical reaction?
• Atoms of the original substance are lost.
• The original substance maintains its properties.
• Mass is conserved.
• New atoms are created.
• Atoms of the original substance are lost.
• The original substance maintains its properties.
• Mass is conserved.
• New atoms are created.
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During a chemical reaction, the most likely occurrence is:
**• Mass is conserved.**
This is based on the law of conservation of mass, which states that mass cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction. The total mass of the reactants will equal the total mass of the products.
The other options are not accurate:
- Atoms of the original substance are not lost; they are rearranged to form new substances.
- The original substance does not maintain its properties; it changes into new substances with different properties.
- New atoms are not created; instead, existing atoms are rearranged and recombined to form different molecules.
**• Mass is conserved.**
This is based on the law of conservation of mass, which states that mass cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction. The total mass of the reactants will equal the total mass of the products.
The other options are not accurate:
- Atoms of the original substance are not lost; they are rearranged to form new substances.
- The original substance does not maintain its properties; it changes into new substances with different properties.
- New atoms are not created; instead, existing atoms are rearranged and recombined to form different molecules.