When a piece of paper or wood is burned, you are left with ashes that seem to weigh less than the paper or wood before it was bu

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When a piece of paper or wood is burned, you are left with ashes that seem to weigh less than the paper or wood before it was bu

rned. Yet when a substance is burned, it is oxidized and therefore must weigh more than it did before it was burned. Explain what happened to the “missing” weight.

Biology

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LenKa [72] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-15T13:55:09+03:00

LenKa [72]3 years ago

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It just got blowed or you can say get mixed in the air around you. You can see tiny pieces of ash while buring paper or wood. And that's exactly your answer.