aspirin lab
synthesis of aspirin lab
please answer the following:
a) In this experiment, what procedural steps were taken to remove impurities from your final product? Name one impurity that may have been present.
b) In this experiment, what impurities may be present in your final product?
a) Purification by crystallization removes impurities from the product. The purification step of recrystallizing from anhydrous ethanol helps in removing water, acetic acid, and phosphoric acid impurities.
b) In the final product unreacted salicylic acid may be present as an impurity.
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