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NaOH + aspirin
« on: April 21, 2004, 10:36:13 PM »
Does anyone know what NaOH + aspirin (C9H8O4) is?  I have the hardest time balancing equations!  Thanks!

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Re:NaOH + aspirin
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2004, 01:49:04 AM »
It should just make the salt. + water
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Re:NaOH + aspirin
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2004, 04:34:01 PM »
I can't figure out what the salt would be.  Most salts I've seen are chlorides (NaCL, BaCl2, CaCl2, etc.)  Is this one really weird?  Thanks a bunch!

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Re:NaOH + aspirin
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2004, 05:18:41 PM »
Here is the picture of the salt formed
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Re:NaOH + aspirin
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2004, 06:45:57 PM »
Aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid.  The salt is sodium acetylsalicate. (I think I got the spelling right...)

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