A student carried out the synthesis of aspirin as described using 3.00 g of salicylic   acid and 6.0 ml. of acetic anhydride and obtained 1.306 g of aspirin.  (a) Calculate the amount of salicylic acid used in moles:  (salicylic acid molar mass: 138.12 g/mol)     (b) Calculate the mass (g) of acetic anhydride used:   (acetic anhydride density: 1.08 g/cm³, Molar mass: 102.09 g/mol)  (c) Calculate the amount of acetic anhydride used in moles:     (d) Which one is the limiting reactant?

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  1. A student carried out the synthesis of aspirin as described using 3.00 g of salicylic   acid and 6.0 ml. of acetic anhydride and obtained 1.306 g of aspirin. 

(a) Calculate the amount of salicylic acid used in moles: 

(salicylic acid molar mass: 138.12 g/mol) 

 

 (b) Calculate the mass (g) of acetic anhydride used: 

 (acetic anhydride density: 1.08 g/cm³, Molar mass: 102.09 g/mol) 

(c) Calculate the amount of acetic anhydride used in moles: 

 

 (d) Which one is the limiting reactant?




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