The law of conservation of mass states that mass in an isolated system is neither created nor destroyed by chemical reactions or physical transformations. According to the law of conservation of mass, the mass of the products in a chemical reaction must equal the mass of the reactants.
What does it mean to conserve mass?
medical Definition of conservation of mass. : a principle in classical physics: the total mass of any material system is neither increased nor diminished by reactions between the parts — called also conservation of matter, law of conservation of matter.