Define the law of conservation of mass.

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Law of conservation of mass states that, 'In a chemical reaction, matter cannot be created or destroyed'.

In other words, formation of products involves rearrangement transformation of atoms of the elements, hence, the mass of the reactants must be equal to the total mass of the products.

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Which of the following statements best defines the law of conservation of mass?

The chemical equations are balanced to satisfy one of the following laws in chemical reactions. This law known as :

(a) law of conservation of momentum

(b) law of conservation of mass

(d) law of conservation of magnetism

The Law of conservation of mass states :

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