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In a closed environment, when you burn wood, will the mass remain the same?

User Goibniu
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Hello there!

When you burn the wood, some of the mass will go off as smoke. So, in a closed environment, the total mass of the area will stay the same, but the wood's mass will not.

I hope this helps!
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