A student completed the experiment but found that the total amount of material recovered weighed more than the original sample. What is the most likely source of error and how may it be corrected?

This is due to the water moisture present in the recovered sample.

Explanation:

The total amount of material recovered isn’t meant to weigh more than the original sample. However when this happens then it means there is the presence of water moisture in the recovered sample.

The recovered samples however needs to be heated to make it dry and eliminate the water moisture through evaporation.

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

explanation: chemical change is the change in which chemical composition of the substance changes. physical change is the change in which there is no change in chemical composition.

chemical changes are accompanied by following changes:

a) precipitate formation

b) energy is released or absorbed

c) formation of bubbles

d) change in color

as it is given that the red color has disappeared and there is production of gas, it means the red substance has undergone a chemical change.

e

the answer is minerals.