Explanation:
According to law of conservation of mass, mass can neither be created nor it can be destroyed. It can only be changed from one form to another.
Basically, mass is conserved in a chemical reaction.
For example, \(4Na(s) + O_{2}(g) \rightarrow 2Na_{2}O(s)\)
Mass of given reactants is as follows.
4Na = \(4 \times23 g/mol\) = 92 g/mol
\(O_{2}\) = 32 g/mol
Total mass of reactants = (92 + 32) g/mol = 124 g/mol
Mass of product is as follows.
2\(Na_{2}O\) = \(2 \times (2(23) + 16)g/mol)\)
= 124 g/mol
Therefore, we can conclude that mass of reactants is equal to the mass of products. Hence, mass is conserved.
