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if 1.5g of salicylic acid is heated with an excess of acetic anhydride, what is the theoretical yield of acetylsalicylic acid?
Here is a solved example of a stoichiometry problem which will give you the theoretical yield. Post your work if you get stuck.
http://www.jiskha.com/science/chemistry/stoichiometry.html

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