2Cu+S→Cu2S
Copper (Cu) reacts with sulfur (S) to form copper sulfide as shown in the equation. A scientist adds 12.7 grams of Cu to 3.2 grams of S to start the reaction. In this reaction, all of the copper and all of the sulfur react. Before running the experiment, the scientist expected the products of the reaction will be a total of 15.9 grams of copper sulfide (Cu2S). In 1–2 sentences, explain the law that the scientist used to predict that the product of the reaction would be 15.9 grams of copper sulfide.
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The scientist used the law of conservation of mass to predict that the product of the reaction would be 15.9 grams of copper sulfide. This law states that mass is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction, so the total mass of the reactants should be equal to the total mass of the products.
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The scientist used the concept of stoichiometry to predict that the product of the reaction would be 15.9 grams of copper sulfide. Stoichiometry is based on the idea that the ratio of reactants and products in a chemical reaction can be determined from the balanced equation. Therefore, by knowing the masses of the reactants and the balanced equation, the scientist can calculate the expected mass of the product.
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To predict that the product of the reaction would be 15.9 grams of copper sulfide, the scientist likely used the law of definite proportions. This law states that a chemical compound always contains the same elements in the same proportions by mass. Therefore, based on the balanced equation and the known masses of the reactants, the scientist can calculate the expected mass of the product, which in this case is copper sulfide.