It seems that you might be referring to a specific lesson check in a chemistry course, possibly related to the concept of conservation in chemical reactions. Without more context, I can't provide the exact answer you're looking for, but I can give you a general explanation of the principle of conservation in chemical reactions.
The principle of conservation in chemical reactions, often referred to as the Law of Conservation of Mass, states that mass is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction. In other words, the total mass of reactants (the substances that are consumed in the reaction) must equal the total mass of products (the substances that are formed in the reaction).
For example, if we were doing a lesson check on conservation in the context of a simple chemical reaction such as the combustion of methane (CH₄), it could look something like this:
CH₄ + 2O₂ → CO₂ + 2H₂O
In this combustion reaction, methane reacts with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water. To check for mass conservation, you would count the number of atoms of each element on both sides of the equation:
- Carbon (C): 1 atom in CH₄ and 1 atom in CO₂
- Hydrogen (H): 4 atoms in CH₄ and 4 atoms in 2H₂O
- Oxygen (O): 4 atoms in 2O₂ and 4 atoms in CO₂ + 2H₂O
This shows that the number of atoms of each element is conserved, and thus the mass is conserved as well.
If your lesson check is a question or a problem related to a specific chemical reaction, to prove conservation, you would:
1. Write down the balanced chemical equation for the reaction.
2. Count the number of each type of atom on the reactant side and on the product side of the equation.
3. Demonstrate that the number of atoms for each element is the same on both sides, showing mass conservation.
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