What procedure could be used to demonstrate that matter is conserved during a chemical change or reaction?
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You could use a closed system. Weigh the material initially, let the reaction take place and weigh the system again. It would weigh the same. Look up the experiment by Lavoisier when he decomposed HgO under a Bell Jar.
It’s physical change not chemical
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Which procedure could be used to demonstrate that matter is conserved during a chemical change or reaction?
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