2. Which of the following BEST describes this chemical reaction: C + O2 = CO2?* (10 Points)

In this chemical reaction, the reactant carbon is duplicated to create 2 molecules of carbon and 2 molecules
of oxygen in the product..

The reactant of 2 molecules of oxygen was destroyed in this chemical reaction to allow the carbon to join
with the new molecule of chemically combined oxygen molecules.

In this chemical reaction, the reactants of 1 carbon molecule and 2 oxygen molecules were destroyed to
create a product of a new chemical compound containing 2 oxygen molecules and 1 carbon molecule.

No new matter was created in this chemical reaction, because a molecule of oxygen and 1 atom of carbon
joined together to create a chemical compound containing 1 molecule of carbon and 2 molecules of oxygen.