Question

A student mixes 5.0 g of a sodium bicarbonate solution with 6.0 g of a potassium aluminum sulfate solution in a sealed container. A white, solid precipitate is formed. What is the total mass after the reaction has taken place?More than 11.0 gLess than 11.0 g11.0 gNot enough information

Answer 1

First, we have to remember the law of conservation of matter:

"The matter can not be created nor destroyed. It can only be transformed".

Then, the answer, in theory, has to be 11.0 g, that is the addition of 5.0 g and 6.0 g.