Question

A piece of chocolate with a mass of 8 grams melts. What is the mass of the melted chocolate?

Answer 1

The mass of the melted chocolate is the same as the solid chocolate, 8 grams, due to the Law of Conservation of Mass.

Step-by-step explanation:

When a piece of chocolate with a mass of 8 grams melts, the mass of the melted chocolate remains the same, at 8 grams. This is because the Law of Conservation of Mass states that mass is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction or physical change. Therefore, melting, which is a physical change, does not alter the amount of matter.

Answer 2

The mass of the melted chocolate is 8 grams.

Step-by-step explanation:

When something is melted including chocolate the mass remain the same or does not change, it is only the motion of the particles that changes and this is called law of conservation of mass.

The law states that mass can neither be created nor destroyed during chemical reaction but it remain the same.