Before and After: Conservation of Mass Poster Project - Example

Group Members: Johnny X. Ample – leader

Chemical Reaction (name and description): Baking soda reacts with vinegar and _______________________
bubbles a lot. This reaction is used for fake volcanoes. This reaction type is acid-base. _______________________
Chemical Equation: NaHCO3 + HC2H3O2 → NaC2H3O2 + H2O + CO2 _______________________

Relevant Image: Characteristics of Chemical Change:

- Gas is produced – bubbles and smoke!
- Change in volume
- Hot afterwards too

Before After
Reactant 1 Reactant 2 Reactant 3 Product 1 Product 2 Product 3

Chemical Name Acetic acid Sodium -- Sodium acetate Water Carbon Dioxide
(vinegar) bicarbonate
(baking soda)
Chemical Formula HC2H3O2 (1) NaHCO3 (1) -- NaC2H3O2 (1) H2O (1) CO2 (1)

Molecular H: 1 + 3 = 4 Na: 1 -- Na: 1 H: 2 C: 1

Components C: 2 H: 1 C: 2 O: 1 O: 2
Inventory O: 2 C: 1 H: 3
O: 3 O: 2
Add like atoms H: 4 + 1 = 5 O: 2 + 3 = 5 H: 3 + 2 + 0 = 5 O: 2 + 1 + 2 = 5
C: 2 + 1 = 3 Na: 0 + 1 = 1 C: 2 + 0 + 1 = 3 Na: 1 + 0 + 0 = 1
Is mass conserved? Yes, we can see that mass is conserved because the number of atoms on the reactants’ side (right) is the same as on
Why? the products’ side (left). Also, each type of atom is balanced: there are 5 hydrogens on both sides, 3 carbons, 5
oxygens and 1 sodium on both sides of the chemical equation.
Image from https://mashable.com/2014/09/15/science-fair-volcano/#aaw3wsCVguqV