The reaction illustrates the principle of conservation of mass as the total number of atoms of each element in the reactants is equal to the total number of atoms of each element in the products.
Additionally, no new substances are formed, but rather a rearrangement of atoms occurs during the reaction.
When magnesium hydroxide reacts with nitric acid, it produces magnesium nitrate and water.
Mg(OH)2+2HNO3→Mg(NO3)2+2H2O
In one to two sentences, explain how this reaction demonstrates that matter is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction.
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