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CHEMISTRY
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Salicylic acid is a pain reliever which consists of 6.558 g of carbon atoms, 0.471 g of hydrogen atoms and 3.744 g of oxygen atoms. Determine the empirical formula of salicylicacid.
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C8H12O3
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C7H6O3
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C8H5O3
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C3H2O
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The commonly used pain reliever, aspirin, has the molecular formula C9H8O4.
Detailed explanation-2: -Aspirin has the formula C9H8O4.
Detailed explanation-3: -Salicylic acid, used in the synthesis of aspirin, has a mass composition of 60.87% C, 4.38% H, and 34.75% O.
Detailed explanation-4: -Acetylsalicylic acid commonly known as Aspirin is a prototypical analgesic with the chemical formula C9H8O4.
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