An ice cube is left on the kitchen counter. After some time, the ice cube melts into a small puddle of water.
According to the law of conservation of mass, how does the mass of the puddle of water compare to the mass of the original ice cube?
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According to the law of conservation of mass, mass cannot be created or destroyed in a closed system. Therefore, the mass of the puddle of water would be equal to the mass of the original ice cube.