Wrap up/Launch

Consider this reaction: CuCO₃(s) + H₂SO₄(aq) → CO₂(g) + CuSO₄(aq) + H₂O(l)

1. Describe what you will observe when copper (II) carbonate, CuCO₃(s), and sulfuric acid, H₂SO₄(aq), are mixed.

 2. Will the mass increase, decrease, or stay the same after mixing? Explain.

The Law of Conservation of Mass states that matter cannot be created or destroyed just changed from one form into another.