Question

Which statement best describes how photosynthesis follows the law of conservation of mass?

O The volume of water used by this process is equal to the volume of water released from plant leaves at night.
O The cells in plants absorb the same amount of energy from the Sun that humans need when burning sugars during digestion.
O The number of oxygen atoms in the reactants used by this process equals the total number of oxygen atoms in the products.
The amount of carbon dioxide gas absorbed by one plant is equal to the amount of carbon dioxide gas exhaled from one human,
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Answer 1

O The number of oxygen atoms in the reactants used by this process equals the total number of oxygen atoms in the products.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement that best describes how photosynthesis follows the law of conservation of mass is that the number of oxygen atoms in the reactants used by this process is equal to the total number of oxygen atoms in the products.

The equation of photosynthesis reaction is given as:

6CO₂ + 6H₂O → C₆ H₁₂ O₆ + 6O₂

According to the law of conservation of mass, matter is neither created nor destroyed during the course of a chemical reaction.

By the virtue of this, the number of oxygen atom on both sides of the expression must be the same. Also, the number of carbon and hydrogen atoms must also be the same.