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Salicylic acid reacts with acetic anhydride to produce the analgesic drug aspirin and acetic acid. Using a periodic table, calculate the molecular weight of aspirin to 2 decimal places.
11 years ago

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Steve
just look up the formula for aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) and add up the weights of all the atoms involved.
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