Question

Which statement best represents the law of conservation of matter with regard to chemical reactions?(1 point)
Responses

The reactants and products have the same number and type of atoms, but the atoms may be recombined.
The reactants and products have the same number and type of atoms, but the atoms may be recombined.

The reactants and products have the same number and type of atoms, and the atoms are not recombined.
The reactants and products have the same number and type of atoms, and the atoms are not recombined.

The reactants and products have different types of atoms, but the number of each atom is the same.
The reactants and products have different types of atoms, but the number of each atom is the same.

The reactants and products have different numbers of atoms, but the types of atoms are the same.
The reactants and products have different numbers of atoms, but the types of atoms are the same.
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Answer 1

"The reactants and products have the same number and type of atoms, but the atoms may be recombined."

Explanation: matter (atoms) is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction — atoms are simply rearranged into new molecules.