Check my work please: In the creation of aspirin, 0.998 mL of acetic anhydride is reacted with 5.166 g of salicylic acid. How many grams of aspirin do you expect to be produced from this reaction?

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adamconner · Answer

so this is what I have:

mass=Density* V
.998x1.08=1.0778 g Acetic anhydride
1.0778/102=.01056 mol A.A

5.166g S.A/138.118= .0374 mol S.A

Acetic anhydride is the L.R.

so .01056x(1/1)x180.157= 1.9024

is this correct?

anonymous · Answer

looks right..

adamconner · Answer

@aaronq is this correct. when i wrote that answer it said its wrong and the correct answer is 6.74.. which means that the salicylic acid is the L.R. so are they wrong

anonymous · Answer

why don't you put the balanced reaction up for us to see?