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Why does a chemical equation need to be balanced to support the law of conservation of matter? O A. It has to show that atoms of a single element cannot form different compounds. B. It has to show how existing matter can be destroyed by a chemical reaction C. It has to show that atoms cannot be created from nothing. O D. It has to show that the total amount of matter increases over time. SUBMIT​

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Step-by-step explanation:

. Antoine Lavoisier did careful experiments to discover the law of conservation of mass in chemical reactions.

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