Which statement correctly explains why the ashes of burnt paper have less mass than the original paper?(1 point)

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Other atoms combine with the paper to produce the ash.
Other atoms combine with the paper to produce the ash.

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.
Some of the atoms in the paper became gases.

Some of the atoms in the paper are destroyed when it burns.

Answer 1

The correct statement is:

Some of the atoms in the paper became gases.

When paper burns, it undergoes a chemical reaction that produces gases (such as carbon dioxide and water vapor) as byproducts, which escape into the atmosphere. As a result, the mass of the remaining ash is less than that of the original paper.