2. Describe why it is important to use sodium hydroxide and hydrochloride acid in this experiment. Why was it necessary to initially start off with a 5% solution of the acid or base for this experiment

because natural gas is colorless, odorless, and tasteless, distributors add mercaptan (a chemical that smells like sulfur) to give natural gas a distinct unpleasant odor (it smells like rotten eggs). they locate the types of rock that are likely to contain natural gas deposits.

bcde is the incorrect answer it is a