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Which of the statements best describes what happens to mass during a chemical reaction?

The mass is rearranged.
The mass amount stays the same.
The mass is ionized.
The mass amount is destroyed.

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The mass amount stays the same. This is due to the Conservation of Mass during a chemical reaction. The mass you start with should be the one you end with. The atoms just arrange to form new products.
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