Question

Sodium and chlorine combine to form table salt.

2Na(s) + Cl2(g) → 2NaCl(s)

Does this reaction obey the law of conservation of mass? How do you know?

Answer 1

#1. The reaction is not a skeletal equation but it is a balanced one.

#2. Both sides have equal no of moles of each Na and Cl .

#3. Experimentally you can find that the mass of

reactants= mass of product.

hope it helps you out dude