An Alka-Seltzer tablet contains 324 mg of aspirin (C 9 H 8 O 4 ), 1904 mg

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An Alka-Seltzer tablet contains 324 mg of aspirin (C9H8O4), 1904 mg of NaHCO3, and 1000. mg of citric acid (H3C6H5O7). (The last two compounds react with each other to provide the “fizz,” bubbles of CO2, when the tablet is put into water.)

(a). Calculate the amount (moles) of each substance in the tablet. 

(b). If you take one tablet, how many molecules of aspirin are you consuming?

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Chemistry And Chemical Reactivity

ISBN: 9780357001172

10th Edition

Authors: John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel

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