What does the Law of Conservation of Mass say about a chemical reaction?(1 point)

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

Mass is not measurable in a chemical reaction.

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The correct response is: In a chemical reaction, mass is neither created nor destroyed.

This is a statement of the Law of Conservation of Mass, which indicates that the total mass of reactants before a chemical reaction is equal to the total mass of products after the reaction.