During a lab preparation of aspirin, a student used 1.92 g of salicylic acid and an excess amount of acetic anhydride for the reaction and obtained 1.48 g of product aspirin. What is the percentage yield of aspirin obtained by the student? (molar mass of salicylic acid%3D 138.12g/mol and molar mass of aspirin = 180.16g/mol) 45.2 O 68.4 O 59.1 O77.1

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During a lab preparation of aspirin, a student used 1.92 g of salicylic acid and an excess amount of acetic anhydride for the reaction and obtained 1.48 g of product aspirin.
What is the percentage yield of aspirin obtained by the student? (molar mass of salicylic acid%3D 138.12g/mol and molar mass of aspirin = 180.16g/mol)
O 45.2
O 68.4
59.1
77.1
Transcribed Image Text:During a lab preparation of aspirin, a student used 1.92 g of salicylic acid and an excess amount of acetic anhydride for the reaction and obtained 1.48 g of product aspirin. What is the percentage yield of aspirin obtained by the student? (molar mass of salicylic acid%3D 138.12g/mol and molar mass of aspirin = 180.16g/mol) O 45.2 O 68.4 59.1 77.1
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