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Conservation of mass

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A principle stating that mass is neither created nor destroyed in a closed system; for incompressible fluids, this leads to the continuity equation.

AP course connection

Topic 15.7: 15.7 Fission, Fusion, and Nuclear Decay

Unit 15

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