2007-03-19 14:51:24 · 5 answers · asked by darkraven_222000 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
The law of conservation of matter states that matter can not be created nor destroyed. When you correctly balance an equation, the number of atoms that you start with are the same as the number of atoms that you end with. It all comes from Dalton's Atomic Theory (atoms can not be created nor destroyed in a normal chemical reaction, in a normal chemical reaction, atoms are merely rearranged).
Also, the molar mass of the reactants times the coefficients will be the same as the molar mass of the products times the coefficients.
2007-03-19 14:56:22 · answer #1 · answered by JD 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The numbers and kinds of atoms on one side will equal the numbers and atoms on the other side. Matter is neither created nor destroyed. The linkages may be changed, but no new matter comes up.
2007-03-19 14:55:13 · answer #2 · answered by kentucky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing new is created, all of the atoms are just rearranged. You will have the same amount of each atom at the end of a reaction as you had a the beginning.
2007-03-19 14:54:43 · answer #3 · answered by JLB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If an equation is balanced it will have equal amounts of each type of atom on each side, so it will have equal amounts of matter on each side.
Matter is neither created nor lost, just rearranged.
2007-03-19 14:56:31 · answer #4 · answered by chinkyshinhwaluv 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
constant mass and atoms
2007-03-19 14:55:40 · answer #5 · answered by G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋