sodium hydroxide reacts with excess hydrochloric acid. calculate the mass of sodium hydroxide required to produce 117g of sodium chloride

NaoH+HcI→ NaCl +H2O

Na0H=23+16+l= 40 9m

Nacl=23 +35.5 =58.5 gm

mass of NaOH required=117x40/ 58.5 =80 gm

law of conservation of matter

answer is: c. the experiment shows that the red substance experienced a chemical change.

this is chemical change (chemical reaction), because two new substances are formed (metalig liquid and gas), the atoms are rearranged and the reaction is followed by an energy change.

this is example of chemical decomposition.

chemical decomposition (analysis) is the separation of a single chemical compound into its two or more elemental parts or to simpler compounds.  

chemical decomposition is opposite of chemical synthesis.