When you burn firewood, a chemical reaction occurs that converts the wood into gases (like carbon dioxide and water vapor) and ash. The mass of the ash is less than the original mass of the wood because many of the combustion products are released as gases into the atmosphere, demonstrating that the law of conservation of mass still applies; the total mass is conserved but is distributed between solid ash and gaseous byproducts.
You place 3000 grams of firewood into your fireplace and burn it. The mass of the ash is less than the original 3000 grams of wood placed into the fireplace. explain how the mass of the ash is less than than the 3000 grams originally placed into the fireplace. Does the law of conservation of mass apply to this fire? Use 1-2 sentences to explain this
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