Question

Select the correct answer.

Which statement best describes how chemical equations demonstrate conservation of mass?

A.
The number of reactants is the same as the number of products.
B.
The compounds are the same on each side of the reaction.
C.
The number of atoms of each element is the same on each side of the equation.
D.
The state of matter is the same on each side of the equation.

Answer 1

"C" is correct.

The Law of Conservation of Mass states that matter can be neither created nor destroyed. This is evident in chemical equations as you will always start and end with the same amount of atoms of every element. They are all still there; they have just been rearranged.

Answer 2

Answer: C) The number of atoms of each element is the same on each side of the equation.

Explanation: Mass cannot be created nor destroyed.