159k views
5 votes
In a chemical reaction, the total mass of the reactants is 10.0 grams. After the reaction, the total mass of the products must be:

User Inariksit
by
5.0k points

2 Answers

3 votes

Answer:

10.0 grams.

Step-by-step explanation:

After the reaction, the total mass should be the same, because of the law of conservation of the mass, which says that mass is neither created or destroyed, in a isolated system. So, basically the chemical reaction doesn't change the amount of matter, but its nature.

User SolveMe
by
4.6k points
7 votes

10.0 grams, atoms are not created or destroyed in a chemical reaction.

User Scottynomad
by
4.7k points