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Definition of Conservation of Mass:
The mass of the products in a chemical reaction must equal the mass of the reactants.
Explanation:
Consider the reaction where hydrogen and oxygen react to give one water molecule.
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The total mass of the reactants, hydrogen, and oxygen equals the total mass of the products.
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