If the reactants contain one chlorine molecule, do you know how many chlorine atoms will be in the product? Include conversion of matter in your explanation.

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Cameron Jordan · Answer 1 · 2020-07-12T16:12:04+0000

Answer:

The number of Chlorine atoms in the product is 2.

Step-by-step explanation:

The law of conservation of mass states that matter can neither be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction.

The reactants contain one chlorine molecule(
Cl_(2) ) which has two chlorine atoms.

Then, according to law of conservation of matter, the product must contain two chlorine atoms.