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A scientist burns a newspaper completely to ash. How does the newspaper’s initial mass compare to the total mass of the ashes and the gases released from burning the newspaper?(1 point)
The newspaper’s initial mass will equal the total mass of the ashes and the gases released
The newspaper’s initial mass will be half of the total mass of the ashes and the gases released
The newspaper’s initial mass will be one-fourth of the total mass of the ashes and the gases released
The newspaper’s initial mass will be double the total mass of the ashes and the gases released
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The newspaper’s initial mass will equal the total mass of the ashes and the gases released.
Reason: By conservation of mass, matter is neither created nor destroyed — the newspaper's mass is converted into ash and gaseous products, whose combined mass equals the original.
Reason: By conservation of mass, matter is neither created nor destroyed — the newspaper's mass is converted into ash and gaseous products, whose combined mass equals the original.
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