Question

According to the Law of Conservation of Matter is this drawing accurate?

A. The drawing is correct because there are larger molecules on the reactant side.

B. The drawing is incorrect, because there are more molecules on the products side.

C. The drawing is correct, because there are eight white atoms and eight red atoms on each side of the reaction.

D. The drawing is incorrect, because there are different numbers of molecules on each side of the reaction.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C. I just did this. 

Answer 2

C. The drawing is correct, because there are eight white atoms and eight red atoms on each side of the reaction. The law of conservation of matter is quite simple. Matter may be neither created, nor destroyed. So looking at the drawing, on the left side, there's 4 molecules, each of which has 2 large red atoms and 2 small white atoms for a total of 8 large red and 8 small white atoms. And if you look at the right side, there's a different combination of different molecules, but they still add up to 8 large red and 8 small white. And of the available options, only "C" matches.