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If 9.89 mL of 0.106 M sodium hydroxide is required to titrate the acetylsalicylic acid in an aspirin tablet, how many milligrams of acetylsalicylic acid are in the tablet? (MW acetylsalicylic acid = 180.157 g/mol)
1 mole of acetylsalicylic acid reacts with 1 mole of NaOH
moles of NaOH used = molarity x volume
= 0.106 M x 9.89 ml
= 1.05 mmol
moles of acetylsalicylic acid reacted = 1.05 mmol
milligrams of acetylsalicylic acid present in the tablet = 1.05 mmol x 180.157 g/mol
= 189.165 mg