Mister

Chemistry

24 July, 00:32

Worth 30 pts.

Liquid vinegar and solid baking soda chemically react to form solid sodium acetate, liquid water, and carbon dioxide gas.

If 30 g of vinegar were combined with 40 g of baking soda in an unsealed plastic quart bag, why would the mass of the products in the unsealed plastic quart bag total approximately 49 grams?

A. approximately 30 g of the products remained as vinegar

B. approximately 21 g of carbon dioxide escaped into the air

C. approximately 49 g of sodium acetate was created in the reaction

D. approximately 21 g of the reactants were destroyed in the reaction