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Grade 12th pass9 grade science

Why Law of conservation of mass should better be called as Law of conservation of mass and energy?

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4 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Jayesh Vashishtha
4 Years ago
Dear student,
 
In nuclear reactions, it is observed that the mass of the products is less than the mass of the reactants. The difference of mass, called the mass defect, is converted into energy according to Einstein equaiton, E=Δmc2. Hence, we better call it as a law of conservation of mass and energy.
 
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