Atoms are rearranged, not destroyed
Atoms are rearranged, not destroyed
The law of conservation of mass states that no atoms are made or destroyed in a chemical reaction. Bonds break and new bonds form, but the same atoms are rearranged into new substances.
Step-by-step lessons on OCR GCSE Chemistry 3.1.3 Conservation of mass and observed changes in mass. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Nail the core quantitative topics — moles, balancing equations and calculations — early on, since they underpin higher-tier questions across every paper and topic.