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A. Identify the limiting reagent. B. State how many grams of the excess reagent remain. C. State how many grams of product are produced.?

Aspirin (C9H8O4, molecular mass 180.2 g/mol) is synthesized by the reaction of salicylic acid (C7H6O3, molecular mass 138.1 g/mol) with acetic anhydride (C4H6O3, molecular mass 102.1 g/mol) according to the reaction 2 C7H6O3 (s) + C4H6O3(l) → 2C9H8O4(s)+ H2O(l) 2.0g of salicylic acid and 5.4 g of acetic anhydride are mixed and the reaction is allowed to go to completion. Do each of the following: A. Identify the limiting reagent. B. State how many grams of the excess reagent remain. C. State how many grams of product are produced.

Chemistry Stoichiometry Limiting Reagent

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Al E. Sep 5, 2017

This is a pretty complex stoichiometry question. I remember answering a similar question on my first general chemistry exam...

#2C_7H_6O_3 (s) + C_4H_6O_3(l) → 2C_9H_8O_4(s)+ H_2O(l)#

We want to build an ICF chart relating how many moles are produced or reacted in this reaction:

#2.0g*(C_7H_6O_3)/(138.1g) approx 1.45*10^-2mol# #5.4g*(C_4H_6O_3)/(102.1g) approx 5.29*10^-2mol#

#1.45*10^-2mol * (C_4H_6O_3)/(2C_7H_6O_3) = 7.25*10^-3mol#

Below the initial reaction, I built the table with the data, from this table we can answer your questions.

(1) The limiting reagent is salicylic acid. (2) Approximately #6.22g# of the excess reagent (acetic anhydride) remain. #4.51*10^-2mol*(138.1g)/(mol) approx 6.22g# (3) Approximately #2.61g# of aspirin are produced given this data. #1.45*10^-2mol*(180.2g)/(C_9H_8O_4) approx 2.61g#

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