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Question
A scientist burns a newspaper completely to ash. How does the newspaper’s initial mass compare to the total mass of the ashes and the gases released from burning the newspaper?(1 point)
Responses

The newspaper’s initial mass will be one-fourth of the total mass of the ashes and the gases released
The newspaper’s initial mass will be one-fourth of the total mass of the ashes and the gases released

The newspaper’s initial mass will equal the total mass of the ashes and the gases released
The newspaper’s initial mass will equal the total mass of the ashes and the gases released

The newspaper’s initial mass will be half of the total mass of the ashes and the gases released
The newspaper’s initial mass will be half of the total mass of the ashes and the gases released

The newspaper’s initial mass will be double the total mass of the ashes and the gases released
The newspaper’s initial mass will be double the total mass of the ashes and the gases released

The newspaper’s initial mass will equal the total mass of the ashes and the gases released