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Compare the mass of the reactants and the mass of the productsin a chemical reaction, and explain how these masses are related.
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This law states that for any system closed to all transfers of matter and energy, the mass of the system must remain constant over time. This is because the system's mass cannot change, so quantity cannot be added nor removed. Hence, the quantity of mass is Show more…
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