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According to the law of conservation of mass, how does the mass of the products in a chemical reaction compare to the mass of the reactants?


there is no relationship


the mass of the products are greater


masses are equal


the mass of the reactants are greater

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masses are equal

According to the law of conservation of mass, in a chemical reaction (in a closed system) matter is neither created nor destroyed, so the total mass of the products equals the total mass of the reactants.