Which statement illustrates the difference between a chemical reaction and a nuclear reaction?

Nuclear reactions release much more energy per gram than chemical reactions because they involve changes in atomic nuclei. In a nuclear reaction, some mass is converted into energy, so the amount of matter alone can appear not to be conserved, even though mass-energy is conserved. This matches the statement that a nuclear reaction releases more energy per gram and appears to violate conservation of mass.

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