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21 March, 04:28

Rahul burnt 3kg of fire wood got only 500 g of ashes and says that Law of conservation of mass is not valid do you agree or disagree

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  1. 21 March, 04:31
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    disagree

    Explanation:

    Cellulose (main component of wood beside lignin) is composed from carbon, hydrogen and oxygen with the following molecular formula (C₆H₁₀O₅) ₓ (where x is the degree of condensation of beta-glucose units which are the basic monosaccharide of the cellulose polysaccharide).

    Now when you burn cellulose you obtain carbon (ashes), carbon dioxide (CO₂) and water (H₂O). Of course, beside the main products we may have other by-products but we consider them in very low quantity.

    The difference between 3 kg of starting wood and 500 g of ashes is representing the quantity of carbon dioxide (CO₂) and water (H₂O) formed.

    We have to say that CO₂ and H₂O are in gaseous state and escape in the atmosphere.

    The law of conservation of mass is always valid.
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