How does the law of conservation of matter apply to chemical equations? A. The sum of the coefficients on each side of the equation must be the same. B. The sum of the atomic masses on both sides of the equation must be the same. C. The sum of the atomic numbers on both sides of the equation must be the same. D. The total number of atoms of each element on both sides of the equation must be the same.

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Martha Rich

15 December, 21:54

How does the law of conservation of matter apply to chemical equations? A. The sum of the coefficients on each side of the equation must be the same. B. The sum of the atomic masses on both sides of the equation must be the same. C. The sum of the atomic numbers on both sides of the equation must be the same. D. The total number of atoms of each element on both sides of the equation must be the same.

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Asa Woodward · Answer 1

The Law of Conservation of Mass basically states that no matter can be created or destroyed. In chemistry, this has to do with balancing chemical equations so that one side doesn't have more of an element than the other side does.

The answer in this case would be D, because it has to do with the total number if atoms of each element.