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What color is burning steel wool?

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The steel wool turns blue after burned. The mass also increases.

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It doesn't catch on fire, but it gets stiff afterwards and also gains mass.

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The mass increases because the oxygen is combined with it.

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the steel wool catches on fire

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The iron oxidizes. 2Fe +O2 -> Fe2O3

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Carbon Dioxide Gas

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