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Law of Conservation of Mass
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Matter cannot be created nor destroyed during a physical or
chemical change.
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The sum of the reactants will equal the sum of the products
after a physical or chemical change.
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Reactants 
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Antoine Lavosier
Products: Matter is conserved.
Aluminum and
Copper Chloride
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2Al + 3CuCl2 3Cu + 2AlCl3
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Two Aluminum
Two Aluminum
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Three Copper
Three Copper
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Six Chlorine
Six Chlorine
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Reactants EQUAL Products
Copper Chloride and
Sodium Hydrogen Phosphate
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3CuCl2 + 2Na3PO4 ---> Cu3(PO4)2 + 6NaCl
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3 Copper
3 Copper
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6 Chlorine
6 Chlorine
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6 Sodium
6 Sodium
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2 Phosphorus
2 Phosphorus
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8 Oxygen
8 Oxygen
Chemical vs. Physical
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Chemical Change: reactants mix together to form a new
product with different properties
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Gas is formed
Rust is formed
Precipitate (solid) formed
Physical Change: reactants mix together but product
maintains the same properties as the reactants.
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Melting
Freezing
Dissolving
Chemical vs. Physical
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Which experiments demonstrated a chemical change?
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Which experiments demonstrated a physical change?
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