Considering the definition of the Law of Conservation of Matter, the correct answer is option D. Atoms of each element are conserved, so the total mass does not change.
The Law of Conservation of Matter is also called the law of conservation of mass or the Law of Lomonósov-Lavoisier. This law postulates that "the mass is not created or destroyed, only transformed."
This means that the reagents interact with each other and form new products with physical and chemical properties different from those of the reagents because the atoms of the substances are ordered differently. But the amount of matter or mass before and after a transformation (chemical reaction) is always the same, that is, the quantities of the masses involved in a given reaction must be constant at all times, not changing in their proportions when the reaction ends.
In other words, then the mass before the chemical reaction is equal to the mass after the reaction. The exception to the rule is nuclear reactions, in which it is possible to convert mass into energy and vice versa.
Taking into account the above, the correct answer is option D. Atoms of each element are conserved, so the total mass does not change.
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