Answer the following question:
In a reaction, \(5.3 g\) of sodium carbonate reacted with \(6 g\) of ethanoic acid. The products were \(2.2 g\) of carbon dioxide, \(0.9 g\) water and \(8.2 g\) of sodium ethanoate. Show that these observations are in agreement with the law of conservation of mass.
Sodium carbonate + ethanoic acid → + carbon dioxide + water
5.3 g + 6 g →
Therefore, LHS = RHS
\(11.3 g = 11.3 g\)
This shows that during a chemical reaction,
\(=\) Mass of product