Chemistry: Atoms First (2nd Edition)

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1305079248
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-924-3

Chapter 1 - Questions - Page 51a: 11

Answer

A law summarizes what happens, as the law of conservation of mass in a chemical reaction. In contrast, a theory (model) is an attempt to explain why something happens. Dalton’s atomic theory explains why mass is conserved in a chemical reaction.

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A law summarizes what happens, as the law of conservation of mass in a chemical reaction. In contrast, a theory (model) is an attempt to explain why something happens. Dalton’s atomic theory explains why mass is conserved in a chemical reaction.
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