Chemical Reactions Quick Check

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What does the Law of Conservation of Mass say about a chemical reaction?(1 point)
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Mass is not measurable in a chemical reaction.
Mass is not measurable in a chemical reaction.

Mass increases as atoms are rearranged during a chemical reaction.
Mass increases as atoms are rearranged during a chemical reaction.

In a chemical reaction, mass is neither created nor destroyed.
In a chemical reaction, mass is neither created nor destroyed.

To balance a chemical equation, additional mass may be created.

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The correct response is:

In a chemical reaction, mass is neither created nor destroyed.

This principle is fundamental to chemical reactions, stating that the total mass of reactants equals the total mass of products.