The illustrations below show a chemical reaction.



The equation for the reaction is shown below. What explains what happened to the mass of products compared to the mass of reactants?

2NaOH + H2SO4 --> Na2SO4 + 2H2O

The illustrations below show a chemical reaction.



The equation for the reaction is shown below. What explains what happened to the mass of products compared to the mass of reactants?

2NaOH + H2SO4 --> Na2SO4 + 2H2O

Na2SO4 is lighter than water.

Reactants always weigh more than products.

Materials have less mass at high temperatures.

Some of the water molecules turned into water vapor and escaped.

The correct answer is: Some of the water molecules turned into water vapor and escaped.