(SCI) Law of Conservation of Mass

Cards (4)

  • ANTOINE LAVOISIER - Proposed the law of conservation of mass
  • In any balanced chemical equation, the number of atoms on the LHS of the equation is always EQUAL to the number of atoms on the RHS of the equation.
  • LAW OF CONSERVATION OF MASS
    • A matter CANNOT be created nor destroyed in a closed system, only altered in form
  • m1 = total mass of the reactants
    m2 = total mass of the products