Law of Conservation of Mass

In a reaction A + B ----> C, reactant A has 5g and product C has 9g. How many grams should reactant B have?

• 4g

• 5g

• 9g

• 14g

Bob puts 200 grams of ice into a pitcher with 900 grams of water. He gets distracted and comes back later to find that the ice has melted in the water. How many grams of water does Bob now have in the pitcher?

• 200 g
• 700 g
• 1,100 g

What is the law of conservation of mass?

• The amount of matter changes when reacted or changed.
• The mass of all reactants are changed during a physical or chemical change
• The mass of the reactants equals the mass of the products
• The mass of the products is different than the mass of the reactants.

Students react baking soda & vinegar.
Which of the following would provide the evidence that the number of atoms present before a chemical reaction is equal to the number of atoms present after the chemical reaction?

• The mass of the plastic bag, baking soda, and vinegar before the reaction was equal to the mass after the reaction.
• Bubbles were produced during the reaction, which meant that a gas was being produced.
• The plastic bag did not change in any way, indicating that it was not involved in the reaction.
• The mass of the baking soda was exactly equal to the mass of the vinegar used to create the chemical reaction.

The total amount of matter (atoms) before and after a chemical reaction remains the same.

• True
• False