50 POINTS Answer the following question using the CER: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning 1. Does the chemical reaction presented in the data table follow the law of conservation of matter? Justify your answer with evidence from the document. 2. Balance the equation from the experiment. Make sure you don't change your subscripts but they can be typed as big numbers, as long as they are in the formula correctly.

Claim: The chemical equation presented in the data table does NOT follow the law of conservation of matter

Evidence: Since we initially have 14.25 grams of Na and 9.5 grams of HCl

we will find the number of moles in each, to further apply stoichiometry

So,

Moles of Na: Given mass/Molar Mass = 14.25/23 = 0.62 Moles of Na

Moles of HCl: Given mass/Molar Mass = 9.5/36.5 = 0.26 Moles of HCl

Since HCl is the limiting reagent in this reaction,

0.26 Moles of Na will be consumed, which is equal to

5.98 grams of Na

Reasoning:

We are given that the total mass of the product is 22.98 grams

but through stoichiometry, we have found that only (9.5 + 5.98) = 15.48 grams of product can possibly be formed

Hence, the reaction presented in the table does NOT follow the law of conservation of matter

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