Use the chemical equation to complete the activity. N2+3H2− 2NH3 Nitrogen gas ( N2 ) reacts with hydrogen gas ( H2 ) to form ammonia ( NH3 ), a well-known cleaning product present in many households. A scientist adds 6.7 grams of nitrogen gas to 19.3 grams of hydrogen gas to start the reaction. In this reaction, all of the nitrogen and hydrogen react. Before running the experiment, the scientist expected the products of the reaction to be a total of 26 grams of ammonia. In 1-2 sentences, explain the law that the scientist used to predict that the product of the reaction would be 26 grams of ammonia.

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Use the chemical equation to complete the activity. N2+3H2−> 2NH3 Nitrogen gas ( N2 ) reacts with hydrogen gas ( H2 ) to form ammonia ( NH3 ), a well-known cleaning product present in many households. A scientist adds 6.7 grams of nitrogen gas to 19.3 grams of hydrogen gas to start the reaction. In this reaction, all of the nitrogen and hydrogen react. Before running the experiment, the scientist expected the products of the reaction to be a total of 26 grams of ammonia. In 1-2 sentences, explain the law that the scientist used to predict that the product of the reaction would be 26 grams of ammonia.

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The scientist used the law of conservation of mass, which states that in a closed system, the total mass of reactants must equal the total mass of products. Since the initial mass of nitrogen gas (6.7 grams) and hydrogen gas (19.3 grams) is 26 grams, the scientist predicted that the products of the reaction would also have a total mass of 26 grams of ammonia.