What chemical test would be used to show that aspirin contains a trace amount of salicyclic acid?
Chidi Kester
8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
1 Answer
Yashika
Approved 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