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<u>Answer:</u>
<u>For a:</u> The mass of acetic anhydride needed is 73.91 grams.
<u>For b:</u> The theoretical yield of aspirin is 130.43 grams.
<u>Explanation:</u>
To calculate the number of moles, we use the equation:
.....(1)
- <u>For a:</u>
Given mass of salicylic acid =
Molar mass of salicylic acid = 138.121 g/mol
Putting values in equation 1, we get:
For the given chemical reaction:
By stoichiometry of the reaction:
1 mole of salicylic acid reacts with 1 mole of acetic anhydride.
So, 0.724 moles of salicylic acid will react with = of acetic anhydride.
Now, to calculate the mass of acetic anhydride, we use equation 1:
Moles of acetic anhydride = 0.724 moles
Molar mass of acetic anhydride = 102.09 g/mol
Putting values in equation 1, we get:
Hence, the mass of acetic anhydride needed is 73.91 grams.
- <u>For b:</u>
By stoichiometry of the reaction:
1 mole of salicylic acid is producing 1 mole of aspirin.
So, 0.724 moles of salicylic acid will produce = of aspirin.
Now, to calculate the mass of aspirin, we use equation 1:
Moles of aspirin = 0.724 moles
Molar mass of aspirin = 180.158 g/mol
Putting values in equation 1, we get:
Hence, the theoretical yield of aspirin is 130.43 grams.
Additional information
Relative atomic mass(Ar) : A=7, G=16
The empirical formula : A₂G
<h3>Further explanation</h3>Given
3.5g of element A
4.0g of element G
Required
the empirical formula for this compound
Solution
The empirical formula is the smallest comparison of atoms of compound forming elements.
The empirical formula also shows the simplest mole ratio of the constituent elements of the compound
mol of element A :
mol of element G :
mol ratio A : G = 0.5 : 0.25 = 2 : 1