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Conservation of Mass Activity WorksheetInstructions: Observe and analyze the interactions between the substances pictured in the slide show. Compare the properties of substances before and after each interaction. You will submit your completed worksheet for grading.Data TableOn the table below, record your observations before and after the interactions and explain how mass was conserved. Describe the changes in properties that prove a chemical reaction occurred. The first row is an example. Observations Before InteractionObservations After InteractionHow was mass conserved?Proof of a Chemical ReactionExample: Sugar + HeatThe sugar is in tiny white particles in a pile. Heat is not seen but is implied by the heat source. The pile of sugar in the pot has a mass of 100 grams.There is a solid, light brown mass at the bottom of the pot. It has a mass of 100 grams.The mass of the sugar is the same in melted form as it is in solid crystal form.There was not a chemical reaction. Sugar did not change composition. It only melted. Melting point is a physical property, and this is a physical change.Steel Wool + Oxygen (Fire) Egg + Heat Water + Heat Zinc + Hydrogen Chloride Sodium Hydroxide + Copper Sulfate

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Steel wool and Oxygen (Fire)

Steel wool is mostly iron (Fe) and oxygen cannot be seen but it is used during heating or burning of substances. When iron is burned, it reacts with oxygen in the air to form iron oxide (FeO2). This reaction releases heat. When the steel wool is heated, a new substance is created. The mass of steel wool (product) is increased. This is a chemical change/reaction because the steel wool changes to iron oxide, and mass is not conserved.

Egg and heat

An egg is a liquid substance which consists of colorless substance and yellow yolk. Heat is not seen but produced by the heat source. When the egg is heated, it becomes a solid. The mass of the egg is not changed, it remains the same, the only difference is that it changes from being a liquid to solid. Only a physical change occurred.

Water and heat

Water (I will assume it is in its liquid state) is liquid and heat is the source of energy, it cannot be seen but is implied by the heat source which can be a stove in this case. When liquid water is heated, its state is changed to vapor or gas. The mass of the water remains the same, thus mass is conserved because this is a physical reaction or change.

Zinc and hydrogen Chloride

Zinc is a brittle metal at room temperature and has a silver-greyish appearance. Hydrogen Chloride is a colourless gas at room temperature. When zinc reacts with hydrochloric acid (hydrogen chloride), the metal displaces the hydrogen to form zinc chloride. This is a chemical reaction since zinc increases in mass, thus mass is not conserved.

Sodium hydroxide and Copper sulfate

Sodium hydroxide is a white solid and copper sulfate is a blue solid. When sodium hydroxide reacts with copper sulfate a blue precipitate of copper hydroxide is formed. This is a chemical reaction, thus the mass of one of the reactants will be larger in products. However, mass is conserved if all products are observed/calculated.

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