How does the law of conservation of matter apply to chemical equations? a. the sum of the coefficients on each side of the equation must be the same. b.the sum of the atomic masses on both sides of the equation must be the same. c.the sum of the atomic numbers on both sides of the equation must be the same. d.the total number of atoms of each element on both sides of the equation must be the same.

answer: the enthalpy of the overall chemical reaction is +87.88 kj or +88 kj.

according to hess's law, the overall enthalpy of a reaction is the difference between the sum of enthalpy values of all the products and the sum of enthalpy values of all the reactants.

δh(reaction) = ∑nδh(products) - ∑nδh(reactants)

δh(reaction) = [δh +δh] - [δh]

δh(reaction) = [1(-287.02) + 1(0) ] - [1(-374.9)] kj = +87.88 kj

here, δh (pcl3) = -287.02 kj, δh(cl2) = 0, δh(pcl5) = -374.9 kj

therefore, enthalpy of the overall reaction is +87.88 kj or +88 kj.