Based on the law of conservation of mass, which of the following statements is correct?
Matter is neither created nor destroyed.
Matter can be created but it cannot be destroyed.
The total mass of substances before a reaction is less than the total mass after a reaction.
The total mass of substances before a reaction is greater than the total mass after a reaction,

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every chemical equation adheres to the law of conservation of mass, which states that matter cannot be created or destroyed. therefore, there must be the same number of atoms of each element on each side of a chemical equation.

water and alcohols have similar properties because water molecules contain hydroxyl groups that can form hydrogen bonds with other water molecules and with alcohol molecules, and likewise alcohol molecules can form hydrogen bonds with other alcohol molecules as well as with water.