I have a question about the law of conservation of mass (chemistry)?

So, if you put matches in a test tube and tie a balloon around it, securing it with tape, and then heat the test tube with a Bunsen burner, the carbon from the wood mixes with oxygen and becomes carbon dioxide. But where does the oxygen come from? We secure the balloon with tape and seal the whole thing airtight. So where does the oxygen come from?

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guenterhalt
2 years ago

Just try yourself.

Apply a tealight wax candle and e.g. a cup over it.
Take the cup away after a few minutes.
What did the candle do? Easy, she burned until the oxygen was all. Even though air could have flowed down, it has not flowed down because the air (now with more carbon dioxide) is much warmer than the outside air and also has a larger volume. “She wants out” and doesn’t let fresh air in.

Of course, this does not fit your question of mass conservation, but should be a hint to yourself.

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CleverRemo
2 years ago

21% oxygen is already in the closed glass.

If the 21% oxygen has completely connected to the carbon, the oxidation ends. It doesn’t matter how much wood is still in the glass. This remaining wood can no longer be converted.