Question

In a chemical reaction, two molecules are rearranged to produce two new molecules with different ratios of elements. Reactant 1 has a mass of 23.5 grams while reactant 2 has a mass of 10.2 g. The mass of one of the products that forms is 17.8 grams. What is the mass of the other product? (1 point) Responses The mass can't be determined from the information provided. The mass can't be determined from the information provided. 20.0 g 20.0 g 17.8 g 17.8 g 15.9 g 15.9 g

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The mass of the other product can be determined by using the law of conservation of mass. According to this law, the total mass of the reactants must equal the total mass of the products in a chemical reaction.

Therefore, the total mass of the reactants = mass of reactant 1 + mass of reactant 2
= 23.5 g + 10.2 g
= 33.7 g

Since the total mass of the reactants is equal to the total mass of the products,
mass of the other product = total mass of products - mass of one product
= 33.7 g - 17.8 g
= 15.9 g

Therefore, the mass of the other product is 15.9 grams.