According to the Law of Conservation of Mass, if 88 g of carbon dioxide is produced in a reaction between oxygen (O) and 24 g of carbon (C), what is the mass of dioxygen ( 2 ) in the reactants?(1 point)
Responses
104 g
104 g
24 g
24 g
32 g
32 g
64 g
Based on the Law of Conservation of Mass, the mass of the carbon dioxide produced will be equal to the sum of the masses of oxygen and carbon in the reactants.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is composed of one carbon atom (C) and two oxygen atoms (O). The molar mass of carbon is approximately 12 g/mol and the molar mass of oxygen is approximately 16 g/mol.
According to the given information, we have 88 g of carbon dioxide and 24 g of carbon in the reactants.
To find the mass of dioxygen (O2) in the reactants, we can subtract the mass of carbon from the mass of carbon dioxide:
Mass of oxygen (O) in CO2 = Mass of carbon dioxide (CO2) - Mass of carbon (C)
Mass of oxygen (O) in CO2 = 88 g - 24 g
Mass of oxygen (O) in CO2 = 64 g
Therefore, the correct answer is 64 g.