When magnesium hydroxide reacts with nitric acid, it produces magnesium nitrate and water.
Mg(OH)2 + 2HNO3 -> Mg(NO3)2 + 2H20
In one to two sentences, explain how this reaction demonstrates that matter is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction.
( This is what I have so far, can you add just 1 more sentence explaining this further)
This reaction demonstrates the law of conservation of mass which says that mass is neither created or destroyed. This means that the total number of atoms on both sides remains the same, indicating that matter is not created nor destroyed during a chemical reaction, which connects back to the law of conservation of mass.