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LAW CONSERVATION MASS [1 record]

Record 1 2022-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Chemistry
CONT

The law of conservation of mass states that in a chemical reaction mass is neither created nor destroyed. For example, the carbon atom in coal becomes carbon dioxide when it is burned. The carbon atom changes from a solid structure to a gas but its mass does not change.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Chimie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física atómica
  • Química
DEF

Aplicado a los movimientos atmosféricos, el principio de que una partícula fluida encerrada en un volumen dado no pierde ni gana masa porque sus límites están encajados en el movimiento del fluido. Por consiguiente, la densidad de la partícula debe disminuir si el flujo diverge, y viceversa.

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