<u>mass of reactants = mass of products</u> best represents the law of conservation of mass
Explanation:
This is a law of thermodynamic that applies to chemical reactions. The mass of the reactants must equal to that of the products because energy/mass cannot be destroyed or created. This is why ideally, chemical reactions should be balanced to conform to this law.
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The combustion reaction is as expressed,
CxHy + O2 --> CO2 + H2O
The mass fraction of carbon in CO2 is 3/11. Hence,
mass of C in CO2 = (3.14 g)(3/11) = 0.86 g C.
Given that we have 1 g of the hydrocarbon, the mass of H is equal to 0.14 g.
moles of C = 0.86 g C / 12 g = 0.0713
moles of H = 0.14 g H / 1 g = 0.14
The empirical formula for the hydrocarbon is therefore, CH₂.
