Use the chemical reaction to answer the question.

Question

NaHCO3+HC2H3O2→NaC2H3O2+H2O+CO2

A student mixes baking soda ( NaHCO3
) and acetic acid ( HC2H3O2
) to produce a chemical reaction shown. Which statement about the reaction is correct?

(1 point)
Responses

Atoms of Na are destroyed during the reaction.

The atoms of the reactants are regrouped during the reaction.

There are more H atoms after the reaction.

Some atoms gain mass after the reaction.

Answer 1

The correct statement about the reaction is:

The atoms of the reactants are regrouped during the reaction.

In a chemical reaction, the atoms are rearranged to form new products, but no atoms are destroyed or gained in mass. The number of atoms of each element remains the same before and after the reaction, which indicates that they are simply reorganized.