Answer:
10g
Explanation:
As the Law of Conservation of Mass states that " Mass can neither be created nor be destroyed in a chemical reaction".
Though melting of tin isn't a chemical change, the same logic is applied here...
Hence,
The mass of tin will be 10 g itself...
Answer:
Part a)

Part b)

Explanation:
As per momentum conservation we know that there is no external force on this system so initial and final momentum must be same
So we will have




Part b)
By equation of kinetic energy we have




Force = (mass) x (acceleration) (Newton's second law of motion)
Divide both sides of the equation by 'acceleration', and you have
Mass = (force) / (acceleration)
Mass = 17 newtons / 3.75 meters per second-sqrd = 4.533 kilograms (rounded)