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.

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.

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 mass of the remaining ash is less than the original mass of the paper because some of the mass is lost as these gases are released into the air.