Question

Which law of chemical combination is referred to as the “the law of indestructibility of matter”?

Answer 1

Laws of chemical combination:

To govern the chemical combinations of elements, there are five basic laws which are as;

1. Law of Conservation of Mass
2. Law of Constant Composition or Definite Proportions
3. Law of multiple Proportions
4. Law of Reciprocal Proportion
5. Gay Lussac's Law of Gaseous Volume

Among these, Law of conservation of mass is in accordance with the law of indestructibility of matter because the law states that “ During any physical or chemical change, the total mass of the products is equal to the total mass of the reactants”.