When a chemical reaction happens, atoms don’t just come from nowhere, and they don’t disappear either. They change places and form new things. This idea is explained by the law of conservation of mass.
Here’s a simple way to remember it:
What you started with equals what you end up with: The total weight of the starting materials (reactants) is the same as the total weight of what you make (products).
Atoms stick around: They switch partners, but you end up with the same number of them in the end.
So, you can picture it like a dance—atoms are just changing partners!
When a chemical reaction happens, atoms don’t just come from nowhere, and they don’t disappear either. They change places and form new things. This idea is explained by the law of conservation of mass.
Here’s a simple way to remember it:
What you started with equals what you end up with: The total weight of the starting materials (reactants) is the same as the total weight of what you make (products).
Atoms stick around: They switch partners, but you end up with the same number of them in the end.
So, you can picture it like a dance—atoms are just changing partners!