Which one of the following statements is NOT a correct statement of the Law of Conservation of Mass?
A)The mass of a system is dependent upon chemical reactions that may occur.
B)The mass of a system is conserved in a chemical reaction.
C)Matter cannot be created or destroyed.
D)Atoms are conserved in chemical reactions.

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The Law of Conservation of Mass states that the mass of a system is conserved in a chemical reaction and that matter cannot be created or destroyed. It also states that atoms are conserved in chemical reactions. Statement A is incorrect because the mass of a system is not dependent upon chemical reactions that may occur, but rather it is a constant value that remains unchanged throughout the reaction.

Which One of the Following Statements Is NOT a Correct