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How is the law of conservation of mass shown by a balanced chemical equation

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Every chemical equation adheres to the law of conservation of mass, which states that matter cannot be created or destroyed. Therefore, there must be the same number of atoms of each element on each side of a chemical equation.
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The number of each type of atom must be the same on both sides of the equation.
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