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Suppose a log's mass is 5kg. After burning, the mass of the ash is 1 kg. Explain what could have happened to the other 4kg. Help i can't figure this out.
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Suppose a log's mass is 5kg. After burning, the mass of the ash is 1 kg. Explain what could have happened to the other 4kg.

Help i can't figure this out.

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Mass never just disappears. The other 4kg had to go somewhere. It could have left the scene of the fire in the form of smoke particles and hot gases.
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