When magnesium hydroxide reacts with nitric acid, it produces magnesium nitrate and water. Mg(OH)2+2HNO3→Mg(NO3)2+2H2O In one to two sentences, explain how this reaction demonstrates that matter is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction. explain in 9th grade vocabulary and use no sources
This reaction shows that the mass of the reactants (magnesium hydroxide and nitric acid) is equal to the mass of the products (magnesium nitrate and water), indicating that no new matter is created or lost during the reaction.
