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How much salicylic acid (the limiting reagent in the synthesis) is need to produce 500 g...

How much salicylic acid (the limiting reagent in the synthesis) is need to produce 500 g of aspirin?

Mw aspirin is 180.158 g/mol

Mw salicylic acid is 138.12 g/mol

a.) 38.333

b.) 383.33

c.) 3.833

d.) 0.3833

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Answer #1

C7H6O3 (salicylic acid) + C4H6O3 = C9H8O4 (aspirin) + HC2H3O2

In the above equation, one mole of salicylic acid gives one mole of aspirin.

180.158 g of aspirin = 138.12 g of salicylic acid

1 g aspirin = 138.12/180.158 g salicylic acid

500 g aspirin = (138.12/180.158) × 500 =383.33 g salicylic acid

Option B is correct

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