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Aspirin, like many pharmaceutical drugs, can access the cell because it is a weak acid. This occurs because Choose one: A. it is carried by water during osmosis. B. it is a small uncharged molecule. C. it disrupts the membrane enough to squeeze through. D. as a weak acid it can cross the membrane when in its uncharged form.

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Correct answer is (D). as a weak acid it can cross the membrane when in its uncharged form.

Step-by-step explanation:

Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid, ASA) is an analgesic and anti-inflammatory agent use in the treatment of gentle to moderate pain, inflammation and fever. It is absorb in the stomach and intestine in an unchanged form.

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