<span>The purpose of washing the product with NaOH is simply to
neutralize any acid which remained or leaked after the 1st initial
separation. The NaOH base reacts with the acid to form neutralization reaction products
which are soluble in water.</span>
I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option B. The reactants calcium sulfide and sodium sulfate will react and form a precipitate which is calcium sulfate since it is only slightly soluble in aqueous solution. Hope this answers the question.
