Is mass conserved when 40 g of sodium hydroxide undergoes a chemical change during an interaction with 36.5 g of hydrogen chlori

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Is mass conserved when 40 g of sodium hydroxide undergoes a chemical change during an interaction with 36.5 g of hydrogen chlori

de? Use complete sentences to support your answer by explaining how this can be demonstrated.
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Oliga [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-03T05:53:03+03:00

According to the law of conservation of mass (mass remains the same throughout a reaction), mass is conserved in this case. This can be proven by comparing the weight of two enclosed glass containers of the reaction. They will most likely have the same weight because the products the chemical reaction creates would most likely produce a gas which can be trapped if there is no opening in the glass container. To further investigate, compare the weights of the products of the reaction with an enclosed container to another container with no lid of the same reaction.

laiz [17] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-03T07:47:22+03:00

Answer : The mass is conserved.

Explanation :

Law of conservation of mass : It states that mass can neither be created nor be destroyed but it can only be transformed from one form to another form.

This also means that total mass on the reactant side must be equal to the total mass on the product side.

The balanced chemical reaction always follow the law of conservation of mass.

Balanced chemical reaction : It is defined as the reaction in which the number of atoms of individual elements present on reactant side must be equal to the product side.

The balanced chemical reaction will be,

$NaOH+HCl\rightarrow NaCl+H_2O$