Question Sodium reacts with chlorine to form the compound sodium chloride, or salt. The chemical formula below shows how the two elements combine into a compound. 2Na + Cl2 → 2NaCl If the total mass of the reactants is 58.44 amu, what will be the total mass of the products? (1 point) Responses:

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Question Sodium reacts with chlorine to form the compound sodium chloride, or salt. The chemical formula below shows how the two elements combine into a compound. 2Na + Cl2 → 2NaCl If the total mass of the reactants is 58.44 amu, what will be the total mass of the products? (1 point) Responses:
A. 29.22 amu 
B.60 amu 
C. 58.44 amu 
D.116.88 amu

GPT-4o mini · Answer

According to the law of conservation of mass, the total mass of the reactants in a chemical reaction is equal to the total mass of the products. In this case, you have a total mass of the reactants of 58.44 amu. Therefore, the total mass of the products will also be 58.44 amu.

So the correct answer is:

C. 58.44 amu