I need help with the following questions:

 

1. Asprin, on standing in a moist atmosphere, decomposes to give acetic acid. Write a balanced equation to show this reaction

 

2. As illustrated in the asprin package, asprin is prepared from salicylic acid and acetic anhydride. The average yield is 85%. Determine the mass of salicylic acid required to prepare ideally, 3.0g of acetyl salicylic acid assuming only an 85% yield

it seems like this is a simple question, but is that all the inforation that was given?

 

an asprin package perhaps?

 

I can't help you because i have not learned yield.

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