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Laws of Mass Conservation

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The law of conservation of mass is valid for all of the following, except:

A

Precipitation reactions

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Nuclear reactions

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Decomposition reactions

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Neutralization reactions

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Solution

The correct option is B Nuclear reactions
Law of conservation of mass is not valid for nuclear reactions as it involves conversion of mass to energy (Nuclear fusion and fission).

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