Question

In experiment B, the iron filings weighed 2.0 g at the beginning of the experiment and the iron sulfide produced weighed 2.8 g. Explain this increase in mass

Answer 1

Answer:

The increase in mass is because the iron fillings have combined with a sulfide to produce iron sulfide and so the mass will increase.

In such a reaction like this, the mass of the reactants must be conserved. By so doing, the mass of reactants and products must be the same.

When two substances combine together, their masses added up to that of the individual masses. This helps to conserve the mass.

Explanation:

The increase in mass is because the iron fillings have combined with a sulfide to produce iron sulfide and so the mass will increase.

In such a reaction like this, the mass of the reactants must be conserved. By so doing, the mass of reactants and products must be the same.

When two substances combine together, their masses added up to that of the individual masses. This helps to conserve the mass.