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Well, the Law of Conservation of Mass a.k.a the Principle of Mass/Matter Conservation says that the mass of everything that is closed to all matter and energy will always remain constant over time.
~ You can only tell if mass or matter is conserved by determining if it has a closed system or an open system ~
Mass or matter is only conserved in a closed system because a closed system is a system that cannot exchange matter with its surroundings, so to say that mass or matter is conserved by being "trapped" and will stay constant.
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∙ 10y agoMainly, if you know the mass of a group of objects BEFORE some change, then the mass of the group of objects AFTER the change MUST be the same - assuming, of course, that you have a closed system, i.e. no mass left through evaporation for example, and no mass was added.
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Can you convert matter into energry?
Sort of. That's a common explanation for what happens in a nuclear reaction. But technically, both matter and energy are conserved - there is no more or less matter after the reaction, than before the reaction. Therefore, in such cases there is no matter-to-energy conversion. Read the Wikipedia article on "Mass deficit" or "Binding energy" for a more detailed explanation. There's no sort of about it. The meaning of Einstein's equation (E = mc2) is that matter and energy are interconvertible, and this happens all the time. What is conserved is mass-energy. Mass and energy are not conserved separately.
Which is not conserved mass acceleration energy momentum?
Acceleration is not conserved. Energy can not be created nor destroyed. Mass and momentum are both conserved through a set time.
What does the principle of conservation of matter means?
A citation from Wikipedia:"The law of conservation of mass, also known as principle of mass/matter conservation is that the mass of a closed system (in the sense of a completely isolated system) will remain constant over time."For more details see the link bellow.
How matter or energy can be destroyed?
We know that matter and energy can be converted into each other, in accordance with Einstein's famous formula, e = mc2. Mass-energy is conserved, which is to say, you can convert mass-energy into many different forms, but you always have the same quantity (measured in kilograms or in any convenient unit of measurement). It is not destroyed.
When momentum can be conserved?
Momentum is always conserved. No matter what the collision, as long as you look at everything involved, momentum will always be conserved.
What is conserved when one balances a chemical equation?
Mass (Matter) and Energy is conserved during a Chemical equation
Law of conservation of mass is known as law of indestructibility of matter why?
If matter were destroyed, then it would not be conserved. "Conservation" means that the amount of mass doesn't change.
In an ordinary chemical reaction the mass of the product you?
In an ordinary chemical reaction, the mass of the products is equal to the mass of the reactants. Matter is conserved.
When matter changes state what two things are always conserved?
Mass and chemical composition
Is mass conserved when neutralization takes place?
Mass is conserved. It is a law of nature.
When metamorphic rock melts and turns into lava is matter conserved?
Yes, this is a simple physical change and matter is always conserved in these. In fact, matter is always conserved except in nuclear reactions where the sum of matter and energy is conserved.
Can you convert matter into energry?
Sort of. That's a common explanation for what happens in a nuclear reaction. But technically, both matter and energy are conserved - there is no more or less matter after the reaction, than before the reaction. Therefore, in such cases there is no matter-to-energy conversion. Read the Wikipedia article on "Mass deficit" or "Binding energy" for a more detailed explanation. There's no sort of about it. The meaning of Einstein's equation (E = mc2) is that matter and energy are interconvertible, and this happens all the time. What is conserved is mass-energy. Mass and energy are not conserved separately.
What states that volume is neither created nor destroyed in chemical reaction?
As far as I know this is not true- volume can be increased or decreased. What is conserved in a chemical reaction is mass. Matter is not created or destroyed.
Is mass conserved when nickel reacts chemically?
Yes. Basically, mass is always conserved.Yes. Basically, mass is always conserved.Yes. Basically, mass is always conserved.Yes. Basically, mass is always conserved.
Which mass is fully converted into energy?
That happens when matter meets antimatter. By the way, the description "converting mass to energy" is a bit misleading, since both mass and energy are conserved.
Why can the law's name be Conservation of Matter or Conservation of Mass and still be the same?
In both cases, something is conserved - it doesn't change over time.Also, mass and energy are equivalent. If something has energy, it has mass, and vice versa.
Why is mass conserved during the combution of methane?
Its conserved during the combustion of anything - the mass of the products is always equal to the mass of the materials that react.
