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