You have a chemical sealed in a glass container filled with air. The glass container has a mass of 200.0 grams and the chemical has a mass of 850 grams. The total mass of the setup is 1050 grams. The chemical is ignited by means of a magnifying glass focusing sunlight onto the reactant. After the chemical has completely burned, what is the total mass of the setup?
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If the container is still intact, the total mass of the set up has not changed.
1050 grams