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Is the mass of the compound equal to greater than less than or either greater than or less than the sum of the masses of the individual elements?
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Equal, for all practical purposes, due to conservation of mass. In theory, it can be slightly less, but the effect is insignificant. Do some reading on "mass deficit" for more information; but briefly, energy can escape during a chemical reaction, and this energy has some mass.
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