Answer:
The desert was one covered by ocean water.
Explanation:
Binary compounds<span> are easy to </span>name<span>. The cation is always </span>named<span> first and gets its </span>name<span> from the </span>name <span>of the element. For example, K+ is </span>called<span> a potassium </span>ion<span>. An anion also takes its </span>name<span> from its element, but it adds the suffix -ide to it.</span>
Put the <em>wood and excess oxygen in a closed contai</em>ner that contains some device that can create a spark (to start the reaction).
Determine the <em>mass of container + contents</em>.
<em>Start the reaction</em> and, after everything has cooled down, again determine the <em>mass of container + contents</em>.
If the two masses are the same, you have demonstrated that the reaction obeys the Law of Conservation of Mass.
