Question

The diagram below shows the reaction between iron oxide and carbon that produces iron and carbon dioxide. The reaction takes place in a closed system. What is true about the carbon atoms in the reaction? A. The mass of carbon atoms in the reactants is the same as the mass of carbon atoms in the products. B. The total mass of the carbon atoms is the same as the total mass of the iron atoms. C. The mass of the carbon atoms increases between the reactants and the products of the reaction. D. The total mass of the carbon atoms is the same as the total mass of the oxygen atoms.

Answer 1

A

Step-by-step explanation:

The trick here is to know what the conservation of mass means.

It means that no matter what happens and how much change there is, the mass of the carbons on the reactants = the mass of the carbons on the products.

That's exactly what A says.