4Fe+3O2→2Fe2O3
What happens to atoms of Fe and O2 during the reaction?
(1 point)
Responses
They are lost.
They are lost.
They maintain their properties.
They maintain their properties.
They are rearranged.
They are rearranged.
They gain mass.
They gain mass.
1 answer
The correct response is:
They are rearranged.
In a chemical reaction, the atoms of the reactants (in this case, Fe and O2) are rearranged to form the products (Fe2O3), but the total number of atoms remains the same, and atoms are not lost or gained in mass.
