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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

What chemical test would be used to show that aspirin contains a trace amount of salicyclic acid?

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer8 Years ago
You can conduct NAHCO3 test. Add some NAHCO3 in the solution. If you get a colourless gas with a brisk effervescence then the gas would be co2 gas and acid group will be indicated