According to the law of conservation of mass, during a chemical reaction:

mass can be created but not destroyed

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mass can neither be created nor be destroyed

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mass can be created as well as destroyed

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mass cannot be created but can be destroyed

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The correct option is B mass can neither be created nor be destroyed
According to the law of conservation of mass, the total mass of the reactants is equal to the total mass of the products. Thus, mass can neither be created nor be destroyed in a chemical reaction.

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