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Which statement best explains why mass is not conserved in a nuclear change?(1 point)
Some of the reactants are not used.
Some of the matter is converted to energy.
Some of the atoms are lost in the reaction.
Some of the products have less mass than the reactants.
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Some of the matter is converted to energy.
In nuclear reactions mass is converted to energy according to E = mc^2, so the total mass of products can be less than the mass of reactants because some mass has been turned into released energy.
In nuclear reactions mass is converted to energy according to E = mc^2, so the total mass of products can be less than the mass of reactants because some mass has been turned into released energy.
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