Which of the following laboratory procedures best illustrates the law of conservation of mass? (Assume the product of the reaction includes the mass of any unused reactants.) (3 points) Reacting 12 g of C with 32 g of O2 to form 44 g of CO2
Weighing 100 g of Cu powder and 100 g of Fe filings
Heating 100 g of CaCO3 to produce 56 g of CaO
Dissolving 10 g of NaCl in 100 g of water

The human activities in two locations are described below: location a: rampant use of plastic containers location b: excessive use of pesticides and fertilizers which statement is most likely true? location a will have poor air quality because plastic is biodegradable. location a will experience water scarcity because plastic absorbs moisture. the population of honeybees will increase in location b because production of crops will increase. the population of fish in location b will decrease because the water is contaminated.