Question

In a synthesis experiment you obtain a sample of product on which you do a melting point determination and find a melting point range of 114 to 125 degrees Celsius. The sample is supposed to be acetylsalicyclic acid. What preliminary conclusion(s) can you reach from this one determination

Answer 1

The melting point determination may need improvement- it may not have been done properly, and make sure it was repeated at least once.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that we know the actual melting point of pure acetylsalicyclic acid to be 135°, it follows that the process followed to obtain the melting point range of 114 to 125 degrees Celsius must be inaccurate.

Therefore, we can conclude that, the melting point determination may need improvement. It may not have been done properly, and we must make sure it is repeated at least once.