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Conservation of mass

Describe what is meant by 'conservation of mass' and apply this to chemical and physical changes.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Which state of matter is often invisible?

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Q2.What is the total mass of 150 g chocolate, 50 g butter and 150 g of sugar?

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Q3.What is the mass of an object?

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Q4.What state is oxygen at room temperature?

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Q5.At room temperature, the elements in Group 2 of the periodic table are all...

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Q6.A 5 g ice cube melts into liquid. What is the mass of the liquid?

6/6

Unit quizzes are being retired in August 2023

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Quiz:

Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Which state of matter is often invisible?

1/6

Q2.What is the total mass of 150 g chocolate, 50 g butter and 150 g of sugar?

2/6

Q3.What is the mass of an object?

3/6

Q4.What state is oxygen at room temperature?

4/6

Q5.At room temperature, the elements in Group 2 of the periodic table are all...

5/6

Q6.A 5 g ice cube melts into liquid. What is the mass of the liquid?

6/6

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Conservation of mass

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Q1.Which reaction would appear to increase in mass?

1/6

Q2.The increase in mass as magnesium burns can be investigated experimentally. Match the apparatus to its use.
  • balance
  • crucible
  • bunsen burner
  • tripod
  • clay triangle
  • for holding the clay triangle above the heat
  • measuring masses
  • container for burning magnesium
  • for holding the crucible above the heat
  • for burning the magnesium

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Q3.The mass of the reactants is always equal to the mass of the .

Fill in the blank.

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Q4.A 5 g ice cube is placed in a sealed tube and heated. The ice cube turns into steam. What is the mass of the steam?

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Q5.During a chemical reaction, atoms are ...

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Q6.10 g of lithium was reacted with 100 g of hydrochloric acid. What is the total mass of the products formed?

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Conservation of mass

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.Which reaction would appear to increase in mass?

1/6

Q2.The increase in mass as magnesium burns can be investigated experimentally. Match the apparatus to its use.
  • balance
  • crucible
  • bunsen burner
  • tripod
  • clay triangle
  • for burning the magnesium
  • for holding the clay triangle above the heat
  • container for burning magnesium
  • for holding the crucible above the heat
  • measuring masses

Where you see this icon you can drag and drop! If you are using your keyboard select and move using space and the arrow keys.

2/6

Q3.The mass of the reactants is always equal to the mass of the .

Fill in the blank.

3/6

Q4.A 5 g ice cube is placed in a sealed tube and heated. The ice cube turns into steam. What is the mass of the steam?

4/6

Q5.During a chemical reaction, atoms are ...

5/6

Q6.10 g of lithium was reacted with 100 g of hydrochloric acid. What is the total mass of the products formed?

6/6

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