a) If 2.00 grams of salicylic acid is reacted with an excess of acetic anhydride and an acid catalyst according the reaction shown in the experiment, how many moles of aspirin will be formed?  b) If 2.00 grams of salicylic acid is reacted with an excess of acetic anhydride and an acid catalyst according the reaction shown in the experiment, how many grams of aspirin will be formed?

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a) If 2.00 grams of salicylic acid is reacted with an excess of acetic anhydride and an acid catalyst according the reaction shown in the experiment, how many moles of aspirin will be formed? 

b) If 2.00 grams of salicylic acid is reacted with an excess of acetic anhydride and an acid catalyst according the reaction shown in the experiment, how many grams of aspirin will be formed?

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