Answer: The total mass of the products will be 25 grams.
Explanation:
Law of conservation of mass states that mass can neither be created nor be destroyed but it can only be transformed from one form to another form. This also means that total mass on the reactant side must be equal to the total mass on the product side.
The chemical equation for the decomposition of sodium chloride follows:
[tex]2NaCl(s)\rightarrow 2Na(s)+Cl_2(g)[/tex]
Let the mass of products be 'x' grams
We are given:
Mass of sodium chloride = 25 grams
Total mass on reactant side = 25
Total mass on product side = x
So, by applying law of conservation of mass, we get:
[tex]25g=x[/tex]
Hence, the total mass of products will be 25 grams
