You set up an experiment on a mass scale. You place a piece of metal in a salt solution, then the chemical reaction you observe starts bubbling
violently. The scale reads a loss of mass afterwards - explain whether or not
the law of conservation of mass is violated. *

it is the most commonly accepted one

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it can be observed without changing the identity of the object.

it depends on what substance you're talking about as well as many other factors. in quantum mechanics, the observation of particles affects the observers ability to measure certain properties. for example: you can know the velocity of a particle, but you can't know it's position; or you can know it's position, but not it's velocity. it's like trying to find out where a grain of sand is by throwing other grains of sand at it. once you find out where it is, it's been moved. it's also like trying to find an answer to the question of whether or not a tree falling in a forest makes a sound if nobody is there to hear it. paradoxically, the only way to find out is to be there and hear it.