Question

The reactants in a chemical equation have 3 carbon atoms, 6 oxygen atoms, and 4 hydrogen atoms. In order to follow the conservation of matter, the products of the chemical equation will have:

A) The same number of atoms but of different elements
B) The same number of atoms of each element
C) Fewer atoms of different elements
D) More atoms of each element

Answer 1

The products of the chemical equation will have the same number of atoms of each element.

Step-by-step explanation:

The reactants in a chemical equation have 3 carbon atoms, 6 oxygen atoms, and 4 hydrogen atoms. In order to follow the conservation of matter, the products of the chemical equation will have the same number of atoms of each element. This means that the number of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen atoms in the products will be the same as in the reactants.