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explain how daltons theory of the atom and the conservation of mass are related
Dalton's atomic theory stated that atoms are indivisible and indestructible particles. In chemical reactions, atoms are just rearranged. Since atoms have a fixed mass and are neither created nor destroyed in chemical reactions (a key - point of his theory), this supports the law of conservation of mass which states that the total mass before a chemical reaction is equal to the total mass after the reaction.
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Dalton's atomic theory, which posits atoms are indivisible and indestructible and are only rearranged in reactions, supports the law of conservation of mass as atoms' mass is conserved in reactions.