Question

A?A stack of newspapers is burned completely to ash in a laboratory. How does the resulting mass relate to the initial mass of the stack of newspapers?
Group of answer choices

The mass of the gases and the ash should be one-fourth the mass of the initial stack of newspapers.

The mass of the gases and the ash should be one-half the mass of the initial stack of newspapers.

The mass of the gases and the ash should be double the mass of the initial stack of newspapers.

The mass of the gases and the ash should equal the mass of the initial stack of newspapers.

Answer 1

what do you think? Utilize the conservation of mass.

Answer 2

I think it could be A

Answer 3

No. THe coneration of mass states that it cannot be created or destroyed, only changed into different forms. So as long as you keep a closed system, the resulting mass after a physical or chemical change should be the same mass.

Answer 4

oh okay, so d?

Answer 5

correct. Good Job.

Answer 6

thank you

Answer 7

yw