In an organic chemistry lab a student prepared aspirin by reacting salicylic acid and acetic anhydride, while using sulfuric acid as a catalyst. The table below shows data from this experiment. Mass of salicylic acid 4.0g Volme of acetic anhydride 6.0 ml. Volume of sulfuric acid 0.5 ml. Percentage yield 92 % () Cakulate the actual mass of aspirin obtained from this experiment. (i) State two methods that can be used to confirm the purity of the product obtained.
In an organic chemistry lab a student prepared aspirin by reacting salicylic acid and acetic anhydride, while using sulfuric acid as a catalyst. The table below shows data from this experiment. Mass of salicylic acid 4.0g Volme of acetic anhydride 6.0 ml. Volume of sulfuric acid 0.5 ml. Percentage yield 92 % () Cakulate the actual mass of aspirin obtained from this experiment. (i) State two methods that can be used to confirm the purity of the product obtained.
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