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question 3
what does the law of conservation of mass say?
the mass of the products in a chemical reaction is unrelated to the mass of the reactants.
the mass of the reactants is greater than the mass of the products in a chemical reaction.
the mass of the products in a chemical reaction is equal to the mass of the reactants.
the mass of the reactants is less than the mass of the products in a chemical reaction.
question 4
which of the following equations is balanced?
p + 2o₂ → po₂
4p + 2o₂ → 2p₄o₅
4p + 5o₂ → 2p₂o₅
p + o₂ → p₂o₅
Question 3
The law of conservation of mass states that in a chemical reaction, mass is neither created nor destroyed. This means the total mass of the reactants must equal the total mass of the products.
- For \(P + 2O_2\to PO_2\):
- Reactants: \(1\) \(P\) atom and \(4\) \(O\) atoms (\(2\times2\)).
- Products: \(1\) \(P\) atom and \(2\) \(O\) atoms. Not balanced.
- For \(4P+2O_2\to 2P_4O_5\):
- Reactants: \(4\) \(P\) atoms and \(4\) \(O\) atoms (\(2\times2\)).
- Products: \(8\) \(P\) atoms (\(2\times4\)) and \(10\) \(O\) atoms (\(2\times5\)). Not balanced.
- For \(4P + 5O_2\to 2P_2O_5\):
- Reactants: \(4\) \(P\) atoms and \(10\) \(O\) atoms (\(5\times2\)).
- Products: \(4\) \(P\) atoms (\(2\times2\)) and \(10\) \(O\) atoms (\(2\times5\)). Balanced.
- For \(P+O_2\to P_2O_5\):
- Reactants: \(1\) \(P\) atom and \(2\) \(O\) atoms.
- Products: \(2\) \(P\) atoms and \(5\) \(O\) atoms. Not balanced.
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The mass of the products in a chemical reaction is equal to the mass of the reactants.