The correct option is A Mass of CaCO3 before the reaction is equal to the sum of the mass of CaO and CO2 after the reaction
According to the law of conservation of mass, the total mass in a reaction is conserved. So, the mass of the constituents of a reaction before and after the reaction is the same. Hence, the mass of calcium carbonate before the reaction is equal to the combined mass of calcium oxide and carbon dioxide after the reaction. However, the moles are not conserved. In the above reaction, one mole of the reactant gives two moles of the product.