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Some of the atoms are lost in the reaction.
Some of the atoms are lost in the reaction.
Some of the products have less mass than the reactants.
Some of the products have less mass than the reactants.
Some of the matter is converted to energy.
Some of the matter is converted to energy.
Some of the reactants are not used.
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The statement that best explains why mass is not conserved in a nuclear change is:
Some of the matter is converted to energy.
In nuclear reactions, a small amount of mass is converted into energy according to Einstein's equation \(E=mc^2\), which accounts for the difference in mass between the reactants and products.
