During an investigation a scientist heated 27 g of mercuric oxide till it decomposed to leave a dry product. the total mass of the product formed was 25 g. does the law of conservation of mass hold true in this case? use complete sentences to justify your answer based on numerical calculations.

Select all the correct answers. which changes will increase the rate of reaction during combustion? decreasing the area of contact between the reactants adding more oxygen to the reaction removing heat from the reaction changing the reactants from solid form to powdered form lowering the exposure of the reactants to air