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Scientific Law

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A scientific law is a concise, often mathematical statement describing a pattern in nature without explaining why it occurs.

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The law of conservation of matter states mass is conserved during chemical change; a theory of bonding explains why that holds.

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A law is not an upgraded theory — laws describe a pattern, theories explain a mechanism, both equally well-established.