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

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

Some of the atoms in the paper became gases.
Some of the atoms in the paper became gases.

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.

Other atoms combine with the paper to produce the ash.

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) along with ash. The gases that are released into the air account for the loss of mass.