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What does the law of conservation of mass state?
That during a chemical reaction, the total mass of the products must be equal to the total mass of the reactants.
What is an element?
A substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance by ordinary chemical means.
For any chemical process in an isolated system, the mass of reactants must be ____ the mass of products.
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During a chemical reaction, the total mass of the products must be equal to the total mass of the reactants is stated by the law of _______.
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A reaction between ammonia gas and chlorine gas produces ammonium chloride and nitrogen gas. What mass of ammonium chloride is formed in the reaction?
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A reaction of 12.640 g of copper oxide with 0.316 g hydrogen produces 2.844 g of water and X g of copper. What is X?
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Magnesium reacts with hydrochloric acid to produce hydrogen gas and magnesium chloride. How much hydrochloric acid was used in the reaction?
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2.56 g of hydrogen reacts completely with 20.32 g of oxygen to form X g of water. What is X?
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If 100 g of calcium carbonate decomposes to form calcium oxide and carbon dioxide, what mass of carbon dioxide is produced?
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What mass of carbon dioxide gas was produced when 10.0 g of calcium carbonate was heated?
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When one or more substances undergo a chemical reaction, what happens to the mass of the product and the reactant?
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What is the total mass of ammonia and water vapor produced when 5.00 g of calcium hydroxide reacts?
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A reaction of 22.85 g of sodium hydroxide with 20.82 g of hydrogen chloride produces X g of sodium chloride. What is X?
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What mass of oxygen gas was produced in the reaction of heating potassium permanganate?
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According to the law of conservation of mass, if an atom of element A has a mass of 2 units, while an atom of element B has a mass of 5 units, what would be the mass of the compound A3B2?
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Matter is not conserved in chemical reactions.
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Mass is always conserved in chemical reactions.
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According to the law of conservation of mass, mass is always conserved in a chemical reaction.
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Lavoisier discovered the principle of conservation of mass in chemical reactions.
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The law of conservation of mass states that in conventional chemical reactions matter can not be ___ or destroyed, only rearranged.
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Mass is conserved in physical but not chemical changes in matter.
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Study Notes
Law of Conservation of Mass
- States that the total mass of products equals the total mass of reactants in a chemical reaction.
- Mass cannot be created or destroyed, only conserved.
- Principle established by Antoine Lavoisier.
Definitions
- Element: A substance that cannot be simplified further by ordinary chemical processes.
- Chemical Reaction: Process wherein substances interact to form new products while conserving mass.
Key Principles
- Mass of reactants must always match mass of products in an isolated system.
- The total mass is unchanged during any reaction, whether physical or chemical.
Examples
- Ammonia (17.0 g) + Chlorine (26.6 g) yields Nitrogen (3.5 g) resulting in 40.1 g of Ammonium Chloride.
- Copper Oxide (12.640 g) + Hydrogen (0.316 g) produces Water (2.844 g) and Copper (10.112 g).
- Magnesium (24.48 g) reacts with Hydrochloric Acid to produce 2.04 g of Hydrogen and 96.90 g of Magnesium Chloride, requiring 74.46 g of Hydrochloric Acid.
Calculations
- Water formed from 2.56 g Hydrogen and 20.32 g Oxygen totals 22.88 g.
- Decomposition of Calcium Carbonate (100 g) yields Calcium Oxide (56 g) and Carbon Dioxide (44 g).
- Heating Calcium Carbonate produces 4.4 g of Carbon Dioxide gas from 10.0 g of initial reactants.
Misconceptions
- Matter is conserved during chemical reactions.
- When water freezes, the mass of ice remains equal to the mass of water.
- Mass conservation applies to both physical and chemical changes.
- The statement that mass is not conserved in chemical reactions is false.
True/False Statements
- Mass is conserved in chemical reactions - TRUE
- Matter conservation in chemical reactions - TRUE
- Mass can be created or destroyed in chemical reactions - FALSE
- Mass is conserved in physical changes but not in chemical changes - FALSE
Additional Information
- The law applies to both closed systems in chemical reactions and physical changes, thereby affirming its fundamental nature in chemistry.
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