Law of Conservation of Matter Quick Check

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Question
What is always true according to the Law of Conservation of Matter?(1 point)
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The total number of molecules before and after a chemical reaction stays the same.
The total number of molecules before and after a chemical reaction stays the same.

New molecules cannot be formed from the reactants during a chemical reaction.
New molecules cannot be formed from the reactants during a chemical reaction.

Atoms can be rearranged during a chemical reaction but cannot be added or taken away.
Atoms can be rearranged during a chemical reaction but cannot be added or taken away.

Atoms created during a chemical reaction must have the same mass as the atoms in the reactants.

1 answer

According to the Law of Conservation of Matter, the correct response is:

Atoms can be rearranged during a chemical reaction but cannot be added or taken away.

This law states that matter cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction, meaning that the total number of atoms remains constant, they are just rearranged to form new substances.

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