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) When coal is burned completely into carbon dioxide and other gases, the total

amount of matter of the gases _____.

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This question is incomplete

Step-by-step explanation:

This question is incomplete. The process described in the question is combustion; where a substance burns completely in excess oxygen to produce mainly carbon dioxide and then other gases. There is no chemical equation for this particular combustion reaction because coal is a mixture.

However, the amount of the matter of the gases produced from this combustion must be equal to the total number/amount of matter that constitutes the coal because of the law of conservation of matter that states matter can neither be created nor destroyed.

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