<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 don't understand but atoms are made of electrons an protons and neutrons..
Use equation
number of moles= sample mass/molar mass
Physical changes occur when objects or substances undergo a change that does not change their chemical composition. This contrasts with the concept of chemical change in which the composition of a substance changes or one or more substances combine or break up to form new substances.