In the reaction Na2S(aq) + 2 HCl(aq)  →  2 NaCl(aq) + H2S(g) the resulting solution weighs less than the sum of the original solutions because:     the chloride ion is heavier than the sulfide ion     some of the products escaped as a gas      the weights of solutions are not additive     some of the iron gets changed to hydrogen     this reaction is an exception to the Law of Conservation of Mass

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In the reaction Na2S(aq) + 2 HCl(aq)  →  2 NaCl(aq) + H2S(g) the resulting solution weighs less than the sum of the original solutions because:

   

the chloride ion is heavier than the sulfide ion

   

some of the products escaped as a gas 

   

the weights of solutions are not additive

   

some of the iron gets changed to hydrogen

   

this reaction is an exception to the Law of Conservation of Mass

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