Question

If you start with 5 grams of carbon on the reactant side, how many grams of carbon should you end with?

Reactant: 5 grams of carbon

Answer 1

The law of conservation of mass states that matter can neither be created nor destroyed, meaning that the total amount of carbon on the reactant side must equal the total amount of carbon on the product side. Therefore, if you start with 5 grams of carbon on the reactant side, you should end with 5 grams of carbon on the product side.