Describe the mass of the reactants and products given the balanced chemical reaction. a. the mass of the products is 2/3 that of the reactants. b. the mass of the reactants equals the mass of the products. c. the mass of the reactants is less than the mass of the products. d. the mass of the reactants is greater than the mass of the products.

Which statement correctly describes the phosphate ion, ? it is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms covalently bonded together, and there is a –3 charge distributed over the entire ion. it is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms covalently bonded together, and there is a –3 charge on the phosphorus atom. it is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms ionically bonded together, and there is a –3 charge distributed over the entire ion. it is composed of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms ionically bonded together, and there is a –3 charge on the phosphorus atom.