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Which law states that the total mass of the reactants is equal to the total mass of the products in a chemical reaction?

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Law of constant proportions
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Law of conservation of energy
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Law of conservation of mass
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Law of multiple proportions
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Solution

The correct option is C Law of conservation of mass
Law of conservation of mass states that in a chemical reaction, the total mass of the product is equal to the total mass of the reactants.

For example
CaCO3CaO+CO2

The total mass of reactant CaCO3
=40+12+(16×3)=100

The mass of CaO=40+16=56

Mass of CO2=12+(16×2)=44

The total mass of products CaO+CO2=56+44=100.

Hence the above example illustrates that the total mass of reactants = total mass of products.

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