THE AMOUNT OF ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID PRODUCT RETRIEVED WAS 3.07 GRAMS. AFTER THE PURIFICATION PROCESS 2.83 GRAMS OF PRODUCT WAS RETRIEVED. THE MELTING POINT OF THIS PRODUCT IS 264.2oC. THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE IN REFERENCE TO THIS EXPERIMENT AND MUST BE INCLUDED IN LAB REPORT. 1. WHAT IS THE PERCENT YIELD OF ACETYLSALICYLIC PRODUCT? SHOW YOUR CALCULATIONS. 2. OUT OF THE THREE SETUPS FOR ORGANIC IN A PREVIOUS LAB, WHICH WOULD BE BEST FOR THIS EXPERIMENT: REFLUX, SIMPLE DISTILLATION OR FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER. 3. YOUR PRODUCT HAS REDDISH COLOR AFTER THE FERRIC ION TEST. IS YOUR SAMPLE PURE OR IMPURE? IDENTIFY THE IMPURITY. 4. WHAT IS THE COLOR OF ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID? 5. WOULD METHYL SALICYLATE GIVE A POSITIVE FOR THE FERRIC ION TEST? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER. 6. WOULD ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID SMELL LIKE VINEGAR? EXPLAIN ANSWER.
