Question

How does the formation of water from hydrogen and oxygen demonstrate the conservation of mass?(1 point)
Responses

The atomic number of the reactants equals the atomic number of the product, and the product has the same number of atoms as the reactants.
The atomic number of the reactants equals the atomic number of the product, and the product has the same number of atoms as the reactants.

The atomic number of the reactants equals the atomic number of the product, and the product has the same number of molecules as the reactants.
The atomic number of the reactants equals the atomic number of the product, and the product has the same number of molecules as the reactants.

The atomic mass of the reactants equals the atomic mass of the product, and the product has the same number of molecules as the reactants.
The atomic mass of the reactants equals the atomic mass of the product, and the product has the same number of molecules as the reactants.

The atomic mass of the reactants equals the atomic mass of the product, and the product has the same number of atoms as the reactants.

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The correct response is:

**The atomic mass of the reactants equals the atomic mass of the product, and the product has the same number of atoms as the reactants.**

This response accurately reflects the conservation of mass, which states that mass is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction. In the formation of water from hydrogen and oxygen, the total mass of the reactants (hydrogen and oxygen) before the reaction is equal to the total mass of the product (water) after the reaction. Additionally, the number of atoms is conserved: two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom combine to form two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom in water.

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