Question

To balance the inputs and outputs of cellular respiration, there should be the same number of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen atoms on each side of the arrow.
a. True
b. False

Answer 1

Answer:

True

Explanation:

According to the law of conservation of mass, mass can not be created nor destroyed.

The implication of this is that the total mass on both sides of the reaction equation must be the same.

Thus, the number of atoms of each element on both sides of the reaction arrow must be the same.