Aria and Marcus know that when sugar burns, it undergoes this reaction. However, they are not sure how much water is produced. Their teacher encourages them to think about the law of conservation of matter.
C6
H12
O6
+ 6O2
→ 6CO2
+ some amount of H2
O
a. There are 12 atoms of hydrogen shown on the reactant side. How many total atoms of hydrogen must be on the product side?
(1 point)
Responses
2
2
6
6
12
12
18
5 answers
The correct answer is 12
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I apologize for the confusion. The correct answer is 12. On the reactant side, there are 12 atoms of hydrogen from the 12 molecules of C6H12O6. According to the law of conservation of matter, the number of atoms of each element must be equal on both sides of the reaction. Therefore, there must be 12 atoms of hydrogen on the product side as well.
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