(a) A sample of aspirin (acetyl salicyclic acid) of molecular mass 180, on analysis was found to contain 60% carbon, 4.4% hydrogen and 35.6% oxygen i.Determine the empirical formula of aspirin ii. What is the molecular formula of aspirin? iii. State the technique that can be used to determine the molecular weight of aspirin b) i. Given the structure of all the isomers of a compound with molecular formula C3H6Cl2 ii. Which structure(s) in b(i) is(are) optically active?

(a) A sample of aspirin (acetyl salicyclic acid) of molecular mass 180, on analysis was found to contain 60% carbon, 4.4% hydrogen and 35.6% oxygen i.Determine the empirical formula of aspirin ii. What is the molecular formula of aspirin? iii. State the technique that can be used to determine the molecular weight of aspirin b) i. Given the structure of all the isomers of a compound with molecular formula C3H6Cl2 ii. Which structure(s) in b(i) is(are) optically active?

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Chapter22: Organic And Biological Molecules

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