Question

During a chemical reaction overall mass of the product formed is______________ to that of reactants.

• A. equal to
• B. greater than
• C. less than
• D. sometimes less than sometimes greater than

Answer 1

The correct option is A

equal to

Explanation for correct option

• According to the law of conservation of mass,the mass is equal on both sides of a chemical reaction. The mass in the reactant side is always equal to that in the product side of a chemical equation.
• In a chemical reaction, the mass of the reactants is equal to the mass of the products if the reaction has the same number of atoms of different elements on either side of the chemical equation respectively.