Question

A student observes the model and claims that the total mass of the reaction is conserved. Is the student's claim correct? Why or why not? A No, because the arrangement of atoms is different in the reactants and products. B Yes, because the reactants and products are made of atoms of the same elements. C Yes, because the number of atoms of each element is the same on both sides of the equation. D No, because the total number of atoms in products is greater than the total number of atoms in reactants.

Answer 1

C. Yes, because the number of atoms of each element is the same on both sides of the equation.

Due to the law of conservation of mass, any system closed to all transfers of matter and energy, the mass of the system must remain constant over time, as the system's mass cannot change, so quantity can neither be added nor be removed.

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