The active ingredient in aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid. a 2.51-g sample of acetylsalicylic acid required 27.36 ml of 0.5106 m naoh for complete reaction. addition of 13.68 ml of 0.5106 m hcl to the flask containing the aspirin and the sodium hydroxide produced a mixture with ph = 3.48. determine the molar mass of acetylsalicylic acid and its ka value. state any assumptions you must make to reach your answer.

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mass of sample = 2.51 g of Aspirin

Number of moles of base  ( NaOH ) :

M*V = 27.36*0.5106 = 13.9700 mmol of base

M*V = 13.68*0.516 = 7.05888 mmol of acid

pKa calculation:

pH = pKa + log(A-/HA)

3.48 = pKa + log(7.05888 / (13.9700 -7.05888))

Pka =3.49 -  log(7.05888 / (13.9700 -7.05888))

pKa = 3.48

Molar mass calculation:

molar mass = mass/mol

(2.51)/(13.9700 *10⁻³) =

molar mass 180 g/mol approx

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