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OpenStudy (anonymous):

in a nuclear reaction, can the total mass of the products of the reaction be less than the total mass of the reactants

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Nope, it's got to be equal. This falls under Dalton's law of conservation of mass, where the mass can't change, even in a reaction. You balance nuclear equations by conserving mass. :)

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