Explain how the conservation of mass allows you to interpret a balanced chemical equation in terms of mass.
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This means that no atoms are created or destroyed during a chemical reaction, only rearranged. When we have a balanced chemical equation, it means that the number of atoms of each element on the reactant side is equal to the number of atoms of that element on the Show more…
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