The illustrations below show a chemical reaction.



The equation for the reaction is shown below. What explains what happened to the mass of products compared to the mass of reactants?

2NaOH + H2SO4 --> Na2SO4 + 2H2O

The illustrations below show a chemical reaction.



The equation for the reaction is shown below. What explains what happened to the mass of products compared to the mass of reactants?

2NaOH + H2SO4 --> Na2SO4 + 2H2O

Na2SO4 is lighter than water.

Reactants always weigh more than products.

Materials have less mass at high temperatures.

Some of the water molecules turned into water vapor and escaped.

1 answer

The correct answer is: Some of the water molecules turned into water vapor and escaped.