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Which statement illustrates the difference between a chemical reaction and a nuclear reaction?
A nuclear reaction releases more energy per gram and appears to violate the law of conservation of mass.
A nuclear reaction releases less energy per gram and appears to violate the law of conservation of mass.
A nuclear reaction releases more energy per gram but does not appear to violate the law of conservation of mass.
A nuclear reaction releases less energy per gram but does not appear to violate the law of conservation of mass.

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"A nuclear reaction releases more energy per gram and appears to violate the law of conservation of mass."

Reason: Nuclear reactions release far more energy per unit mass than chemical reactions, and because some mass is converted to energy (E = mc^2) they can appear to violate conservation of mass even though mass–energy is conserved.