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Is the mass of wood and oxygen that allow it to burn equal the mass of ashes and the gas given off during the burning?
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Yes. According to the law of conservation of mass, the mass of all the reactants must be equal to the mass of all of the products.
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How can you tell that burning wood is an irreversible change?
It disintegrates to ashes.
Do the ashes from charcoal have a greater mass than when there whole?
No. The ashes have less mass. Mass is "lost" through carbon particles that bind with oxygen to form carbon dioxide gas.
What observable changes are there in a burning log?
All its substance goes gone it turns to ashes so it's not wood anymore and it becomes Chemical Change
What is another chemical produced when a fuel burns?
Complete burning products are water and carbon dioxide.
When wood burns a small amount of ashes is made why is the mass of the wood before the fire not equal to the mass of the ashes after the reaction?
The total mass of the wood and oxygen used is the same as the total mass of the ash and gases produced in the burning (mostly.carbon dioxide and maybe some carbon monoxide) = you might also have to account for any soot that drifted off . --hope this help--
When was Ashes Are Burning created?
Ashes Are Burning was created on -19-08-04.
What is formed after burning anything?
black soot and ashes
How can you tell that burning wood is an irreversible change?
It disintegrates to ashes.
If oxygen and wood are the reactants then ashes are the what?
Product
Where can you get a supply of ashes?
Ashes can often be obtained by burning organic materials such as wood or paper. Alternatively, ashes from crematoriums can be provided for religious or memorial purposes. It is important to ensure that collecting ashes is done legally and respectfully.
What burning evidence by flame or glow?
the smoke and ashes are evidence
What is the material of ash made of?
Ashes come from the burning of something. This would be charcol or wood or cigarettes. When humans are cremated that makes ashes as well. Ashes seem to come from just about anything.
Does burning potatoes leave ashes?
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What do you call a furnace for reducing a body to ashes by burning especially for funeral rites?
Crematorium
What type of animal is Fawkes in Harry Potter?
a phoenix who dies by burning and is reborn from ashes.
What happens when a body is burned?
There is an awful smell of burning flesh but after just turns to ashes
What is the role of charcoal in gunpowder mixture and why not ashes because I think ashes would provide more carbon than charcoal?
No - simple ashes contains more than just carbon. It contains other elements from burning wood - such as sap, insect bodies etc. Charcoal is pure carbon - all other 'additives' are burned off during the manufacturing process.
