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Take 56 g calcium oxide in a large conical flask and put 18 g water in it. Observe what happens. Measure the mass of the substance formed. What similarity do you find? Write your inference.

Answer»

(i) When 18 g of water is added to 56 g of calcium oxide, calcium oxide combines with water to form calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2

(ii) The mass of calcium hydroxide formed is 74 g.

(iii) In this activity the total mass of reactants, Calcium oxide + Water = 56 g +18 g = 74 g.

It is equal to the mass of the product formed. Ca(OH)2 = 74g.

This activity verifies the Law of Conservation of Matter, i.e., in a chemical reaction, the total weight of the reactants is same as the total weight of the products formed due to the chemical reactions.



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