Franklin was performing an experiment by combining hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide. He measured the mass of his reactant materials to be 35g. The reaction resulted in the production of salt and water. He reported that his products weighed 32g. Which best describes the results of Franklin’s experiment? No error occurred, some of the products are always lost as heat. An error occurred, the mass of the reactants should equal the mass of the products. An error occurred, the products should weigh more than the reactants. No error occurred, water is not weighed when determining the weight of the products.

B) an error occurred, the mass of the reactants should equal the mass of the products.

Explanation:

The answer choices are:

A) no error occurred, some of the products are always lost as heat.

B) an error occurred, the mass of the reactants should equal the mass of the products.

C) an error occurred, the products should weigh more than the reactants.

D) no error occurred, water is not weighed when determining the weight of the products.

The basis to answer this question is the law of conservation of mass.

Any chemical reaction satisfies the law of conservation of mass: mass cannot be either created nor destroyed, so, always, the mass of the reactants equal the mass of the products.

Thus, since he measured the mass of his reactant materials to be 35g and he reported that his products weighed 32g, his data are in clear contradiction of the law of conservation of mass. So, there is an error in his results: the mass of the reactants should equal the mass of the products.

the answer is b because, investigating whether another species of moth also drinks tears might be interesting, but it would not directly explain why this species of moth does.

to explain why this species of moth drinks tears, the scientist could ask: "what nutrients that moths need are in elephant tears? "

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chemical changes occur when a substance combines with another to form a new substance, called chemical synthesis or, alternatively, chemical decomposition into two or more different substances. these processes are called chemical reactions and, in general, are not reversible except by further chemical reactions. some reactions produce heat and are called exothermic reactions and others may require heat to enable the reaction to occur, which are called endothermic reactions. understanding chemical changes is a major part of the science of chemistry.