In what way does the law of conservation of matter dictate what happens to arsenic when it is released into the environment?
A. Since arsenic is an element and cannot be broken down by typical environmental conditions, it can continue to poison animals and pollute the environment forever.
B. Since arsenic is a compound composed of several different elements, it will break apart into harmless elements and pose no future danger.
C. Arsenic degrades into harmless atoms and electrons over time as environmental conditions change.
D. Arsenic is not a toxic compound so nobody cares what happens to it after it is discarded.
Answer: A
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