Pls help asap Question 6
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6. Which best explains why the total mass of the product(s) would be less than
the total mass of the reactant(s) after a chemical reaction?
O A. A chemical change occurred.
O B. A physical change occurred.
C. Gases were released to the atmosphere.
O D. Atoms involved in the reaction lost mass.

the dissolution of polymer can be thermodynamically described in 2 steps.

the correct answer is b. a strong acid completely dissociates to its ions when dissolved in water. completely dissociates to and ions. a is incorrect because does not fully ionize to and ions and some remain as the compound . c and d are incorrect because, and do not fall into the category of bronsted lowry acids. a bronsted lowry acid is a proton donor and since both molecules do not have a proton to donate they are not bronsted lowry acids. likewise,   if we use the lewis acid definition, they cannot be acids. a lewis acid is an electron pair acceptor. both and have a complete octet so can not accept any electrons which disqualifies them as acids.