Question

Describe the relationship of the atoms shown by: ch4(g) + 2o2(g) → co2(g) + 2h2o(g)

Answer 1

Total mass on the reactant side = Total mass on the product side = 80 u

That would be the answer

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: Law of Conservation of Mass.

Step-by-step explanation:

Law of Conservation of Mass states that during a chemical reaction mass neither created nor be destroyed or total mass of the reactants is equal to the total mass of the products in balanced chemical equation.

`CH_4+2O_2\rightarrow CO_2+2H_2O`

Total mass on the reactant side :

(Mass of one methane molecule + mass of two oxygen molecules)

=
`(12 amu+4(1 amu))+(2(32 amu))=80 amu`

Total mass on the product side :

(Mass of one carbon-dioxide molecule + mass of two molecules of water):

=
`(12 amu+2(16 amu))+(2(18 amu))=80 amu`

Total mass on the reactant side = Total mass on the product side = 80 u