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Aspirin Synthesis

Aspirin Synthesis

Chemical synthesis of aspirin Aspirin, also known as acetylsalicylic acid, can be synthesized through a process called esterification. Here are the steps for the chemical synthesis of aspirin: Materials needed: Salicylic acid (2-hydroxybenzoic acid) Acetic anhydride Sulfuric acid Water Sodium bicarbonate Ice Instructions: In a flask, mix 10 g of salicylic acid with 20 mL … Continue reading Aspirin Synthesis

MolView – Amazing molecular modelling website for Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biology.

MolView – Amazing molecular modelling website for Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biology.

MolView is an intuitive, Open-Source web-application to make science and education more awesome! It allows students and teachers to visualise different molecules structures and examine their properties. MolView is connected to numerous databases publicly available to provide the required data such as PubChem, ChemSpider, ChEMBL, DrugBank, the Crystallography Open Database.

Quantitative Chemistry – calculating the percentage composition of iron in iron tablets.

Quantitative Chemistry – calculating the percentage composition of iron in iron tablets.

Iron tablet titration is a common laboratory method used to determine the amount of iron present in a sample, such as an iron supplement tablet. This method involves reacting the iron in the tablet with a solution of potassium permanganate (KMnO4) to produce a purple colour. The endpoint of the titration is reached when the purple colour disappears, indicating that all of the iron in the tablet has reacted with the KMnO4.