The reaction you provided is not balanced, so we cannot determine the exact amount of water produced. However, we can still analyze the general concept of the law of conservation of matter.
The law of conservation of matter states that in a chemical reaction, matter cannot be created or destroyed. This means that the total mass of the reactants must equal the total mass of the products.
In the reaction you provided (although unbalanced), we can see that sugar (C6 H12 O6) reacts with oxygen (O2) to produce carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O). The balanced equation would be:
C6 H12 O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O
From this balanced equation, we can determine that for every 1 mole of C6 H12 O6, 6 moles of H2O are produced. This means that if we have a known mass or number of moles of sugar, we can calculate the mass or number of moles of water produced using stoichiometry.
However, without the balanced equation, we cannot accurately determine the exact amount of water produced from a given amount of sugar.
Ariel 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 +6co+ H20
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