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Law of Conservation of Mass

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(idea) by shmOOnkie pOOnks (3.2 mon) (print)   ?   (I like it!) 1 C! Fri May 19 2000 at 23:39:29

The Law of Conservation of Mass simply states that matter cannot be created nor destroyed. The law was first introduced to the world by Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794), the "Father of Modern Chemistry", by showing conservation of mass in chemical reactions.

The law can be taken further in that:
Mass of All Reactants = Mass of All Products;
Matter cannot be created from nothing, it can only change its form during chemical reactions.

See: Material Balances and conservation laws


(idea) by Suvrat (5.8 mon) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Mon Dec 18 2000 at 6:35:13

With the special Theory of Relativity the law of Conservation of Mass and the Law of Conservation of Energy merge into one law.

So for example in a reaction involving elementary particles the mass + energy(which may now be represented in the same units) of the reactants equals the mass+energy of the products.

See also E=mc2.

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