The law of conservation of mass holds good for all of the following except:

all chemical reactions

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nuclear reactions

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endothermic reactions

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exothermic reactions

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Solution

The correct option is B nuclear reactions
Law of conservation of mass is not applicable to nuclear reactions since a particle, with a definite mass, is thrown away from the reactants.

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

The chemical equations are balanced to satisfy one of the following laws in chemical reactions. This law known as :

(a) law of conservation of momentum

(b) law of conservation of mass

(d) law of conservation of magnetism

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