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You have a chemical sealed in a glass container filled with air. The glass container has a mass of 200.0 grams and the chemical has a mass of 500 grams. The total mass of the set-up is 700 grams. The chemical is ignited by means of a magnifying glass focusing sunlight onto the reactant. After the chemical is completely burned, what is the total mass of the set-up?

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Final answer:

The total mass of the set-up after the chemical is completely burned would depend on the specific reaction and the products formed.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the law of conservation of mass, the total mass of a closed system before a chemical reaction is equal to the total mass after the reaction. In this case, the initial mass of the set-up is 700 grams. When the chemical is completely burned, the mass of the container and the chemical may change. It is likely that the mass of the container and the set-up will decrease as the chemical is converted into gaseous products and escapes the container. To determine the total mass of the set-up after the reaction, we would need additional information about the specific reaction and the products formed.

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Answer:

the total mass after chemical burn is 700 gram

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data

glass mas s= 200 gram

chemical mass = 500 gram

total mass = 700 gram

to find out

what is the total mass after chemical burn

solution

we have given 200 gram + 500 gram = 700 gram

and we know here according to question that

container is sealed so total mass remain in container before burning and after burning

no air will release in seal container so

mass will be same as 700 gram

hence the total mass after chemical burn is 700 gram

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