Question

Sodium is a soft, white metal that reacts violently with water. Chlorine is a poisonous yellow-green gas. During the chemical reaction between sodium and chlorine, table salt is produced. Which of the following statements correctly compares and contrasts the reactants with the resulting products used in a chemical equation?

A. The reactants are dangerous and the product can be eaten
B. The reactants and the products observe the law of conservation of mass
C. The reactants are a solid and a gas and the product is a gas
D. The reactants and the products are the same color

Answer 1

B. The reactants and the products observe the law of conservation of mass

Step-by-step explanation:

The reaction equation is given as:

2Na + Cl₂ → 2NaCl

Such a chemical reactions usually obeys the law of conservation of mass. The law states that "in a chemical reaction, matter is neither created nor destroyed but bonds are rearranged".

• So, the most correct thing is that reactants and products observe the law of conservation of mass.
• The number of atoms on both sides of the expression will be the same.
• Therefore, option B is correct.