The ash produced by the burning paper has much less mass than the mass of the original paper. Was mass conserved during this cha

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klemol [59]

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The ash produced by the burning paper has much less mass than the mass of the original paper. Was mass conserved during this cha

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lbvjy [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-24T16:00:51+03:00

<span>Mass was not conserved during this change. When paper burns, oxygen from the air combines with carbon and hydrogen from the paper in a chemical reaction to produce CO2 and water vapour. These waft away after the burning, just like smoke. Therefore, the paper has a lighter mass, because some of the mass it held before (from the carbon and hydrogen) has been lost.</span>