What happens to the total mass in a chemical reaction?
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What happens to the total mass in a chemical reaction?
A Chemical Change:
A chemical reaction is one that causes chemical changes to the reacting substances, known as reactants. Bonds of the molecules making up the reactants are broken, allowing atoms to rearrange and create new bonds to form new molecules. Chemical reactions are usually not reversible.
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View this answerThe total mass in a chemical reaction does not change, as is stated by the Law of Conservation of Mass. This means that matter cannot be created nor...
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Chapter 8 / Lesson 1This lesson will cover what happens when a chemical reaction occurs, the types of chemical reactions, and how to know if a chemical reaction occurs.