How many kg of salicylic acid are required if the acetylsalicylic acid is produced...

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...with a 78.2% yield? (more..? A chemist is commissioned to produce 20 pallets of aspirin. How many liters of acetic anhydride are required? What is the total cost of the reactants used?

1 pallet contains 3.51 x 10^-9 mg of aspirin

a 55 gallon drum of acetic anhydride costs $2940.00
a 50 pound bag of salicylic acid costs $538.00

C7H6O3 + C4H6O3 --> C9H8O4 + C2H4O2
 
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