Conservation of Mass

Conservation of Mass

The Law of Conservation of Mass states that matter cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction; it only changes form. The total mass of substances before a reaction is always equal to the total mass after the reaction. Scientists use this principle to study chemical reactions, balance equatio...

Have you ever mixed baking soda and vinegar and seen bubbles form? It might look like some matter disappears, but the law of conservation of mass shows that it doesn’t.

This law states that matter cannot be created or destroyed. Instead, it changes form, and the total mass always stays the same, even during chemical or physical changes.