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Other atoms combine with the paper to produce the ash.
Other atoms combine with the paper to produce the ash.
Some of the atoms in the paper are destroyed when it burns.
Some of the atoms in the paper are destroyed when it burns.
The ash is created from new atoms that have less mass than the paper.
The ash is created from new atoms that have less mass than the paper.
Some of the atoms in the paper became gases.
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The correct statement that explains why the ashes of burnt paper have less mass than the original paper is:
Some of the atoms in the paper became gases.
When paper burns, it undergoes a chemical reaction with oxygen, leading to the production of gases (such as carbon dioxide and water vapor) that are released into the atmosphere. This loss of mass as gases explains why the ashes left behind have less mass than the original paper.
