Construct an explanation for the formation of water from the combustion of hydrogen that demonstrates conservation of mass. Use scientific reasoning about bonds in the reactants and products, trends in the periodic table, patterns of outermost electrons, and Lewis dot diagrams or the octet rule to support your explanation. You may use the word bank and “gotta have it” checklist to help you write your response.

Which statement explains which component is likely to be more powerful in explaining a scientific phenomenon? a) component c, because a theory is often passed on possibility and not certainty b) component d, because a hypothesis is often based on possibility not certainty c) component c, because the ability to explain several occurrences in the natural world is a characteristic of a hypothesis d) component d, because the ability to explain several occurrences in the natural world is a characteristic of a theory