3. Do your observations support the principle that mass is conserved in a chemical reaction, that is, that the mass of the products equals the mass of the reactants? Explain.
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Step 1: The law of conservation of mass states that in a closed system, the mass of the reactants before a chemical reaction must equal the mass of the products after the reaction. Show more…
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