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In the chemical equation 4 Fe + 3 O₂ → 2 Fe₂O₃, what happens to the total number of atoms during the reaction?

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Responses

The total number of atoms stays the same.
The total number of atoms stays the same.

The total number of atoms becomes smaller.
The total number of atoms becomes smaller.

New kinds of atoms are made in the reaction.
New kinds of atoms are made in the reaction.

The total number of atoms becomes larger.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The total number of atoms stays the same.

(Left: 4 Fe + 3×2 O = 4 Fe + 6 O = 10 atoms. Right: 2×(2 Fe + 3 O) = 4 Fe + 6 O = 10 atoms.)