A student combines 0.0170 moles of salicylic acid with 0.04275 moles of acetic anhydride with sulfuric acid then immediately adds 25 mL of cold water.  What would the expected yield of aspirin be? Group of answer choices no change in yield would result none of these answers an increase in yield because water speeds up the reaction a reduction in yield because water reacts with acetic anhydrice

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A student combines 0.0170 moles of salicylic acid with 0.04275 moles of acetic anhydride with sulfuric acid then immediately adds 25 mL of cold water.  What would the expected yield of aspirin be?

Group of answer choices
no change in yield would result
none of these answers
an increase in yield because water speeds up the reaction
a reduction in yield because water reacts with acetic anhydrice
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